Speculative fiction consists of stories that couldn’t take place in our world as we know it because they have fantastical or hypothetical elements. If you’ve ever read a story with vampires, time travel, or an alternate history where the Allies lost World War II, you’ve read speculative fiction. “The Lord of the Rings”, “Dracula”, and …

White-collar crime is a category of generally non-violent offenses committed by business and government professionals, including public corruption, healthcare fraud, mortgage fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering, that rely on deceit, concealment, or violation of trust rather than physical force, according to the FBI’s definition. The term was first coined by criminologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 and has since expanded to cover a broad range of financially motivated schemes.

Primary sources are original, firsthand evidence or raw data created during the time an event happened, or a study was conducted. This includes diaries, letters, photographs, interviews, speeches, artifacts, datasets, and original research articles. Secondary sources are created afterward to analyze, interpret, synthesize, or summarize primary material, such as textbooks, biographies, encyclopedias, and review articles.

Los Angeles, CA — February 09, 2026 — National University (NU), a Veteran‑founded nonprofit university serving nontraditional, working, and military-affiliated students, today announced recipients of the NU Lakers Scholarship — a $10,000 tuition award celebrating students who exemplify service, resilience and leadership in the Los Angeles community. “Education opens the door to opportunity and cascades into …

Key Findings From the Study Despite the explosion of digital marketing roles, many professionals are still struggling to match their skills with the right markets. A new study from National University reveals that the rise of SEO and AI has fundamentally changed marketing employment, but most professionals aren’t yet optimizing their careers for this reality. …

There is no single best degree for mental health work, the right choice depends on whether your goal is providing therapy, conducting research, working within systems, or prescribing medication. The five primary pathways are: a Master of Social Work (MSW), which qualifies graduates for LCSW licensure and offers the broadest career flexibility across hospitals, schools, communities, and policy settings; a master’s in counseling (MA or MS), which prepares graduates for LPC or LMHC licensure with a focused clinical emphasis; a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) for relational and family-focused practice; a doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) for independent licensed practice, psychological assessment, and academic roles; and an MD or DO in psychiatry for professionals who want to prescribe medication and treat mental health from a medical model.

The most critical management skills in 2026 reflect a single structural shift: as AI handles routine analytical and administrative tasks, the differentiating value of managers increasingly lies in human-centered competencies. Soft skills, including emotional intelligence, creative thinking, resilience, and the ability to connect authentically with teams, as equally critical to technical expertise for leadership effectiveness in 2026. The WEF’s Future of Jobs Report ranks analytical thinking and resilience, flexibility, and agility as the top two core skills.

Nationally Recognized Education Leaders Will Offer Schools Actionable Pathways to Address Absenteeism, Engagement, and Academic Performance SAN DIEGO, CA — January 27, 2026 Harmony Academy at National University, a leading provider of curriculum, training, and family engagement tools for healthy learning, announced a new national partnership that gives districts direct, one-on-one access to six nationally …

Virtual micro-internships expand access to hands-on entrepreneurial learning for nontraditional learners SAN DIEGO, CA — January 28, 2026 –  National University (NU) a nonprofit, Veteran-founded institution serving more than 130,000 working, military, and nontraditional learners annually— today announced the launch of a new 40-hour, virtual, co-curricular, micro-internship program designed to help nontraditional, working, and military-connected …

According to recent studies, choosing a business structure requires weighing liability protection, taxation, and administrative complexity, and the right choice depends on factors including personal liability tolerance, how much control you want to maintain, your ability to raise capital, and long-term growth goals.

As a small business owner or entrepreneur, following the right tax strategy is essential for maximizing your profitability, reducing your tax liability, and ensuring legal compliance. By implementing an effective tax strategy, your small businesses can significantly improve cash flow, reinvest in growth, and optimize long-term performance.   In this small business tax planning guide, we’ll …

If you’re an active servicemember or Veteran, you may qualify for a variety of financial scholarships and military grants that will help you pay for your tuition and related college expenses. Your spouse and/or children may also be eligible for assistance. Additionally, you may be eligible if a parent or spouse is a servicemember or …

Guerrilla marketing is an unconventional, creativity-first approach to brand promotion that prioritizes surprise, emotional impact, and word-of-mouth over media spend, placing campaigns in unexpected locations or formats to generate outsized attention from modest budgets. The core tactics include experiential stunts and pop-ups designed for direct audience participation, ambient marketing that repurposes everyday environments, escalator rails, sidewalks, public benches, as ad surfaces, street marketing through high-visibility placements such as chalk stencils and projection mapping, and stealth or viral campaigns engineered for organic social sharing.

There is growing demand for mental health services in the U.S. According to a 2025 national survey on drug use and health from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an estimated 61.5 million adults aged 18 or older were living with a mental illness. That number represents 23 percent of all adults in …

Healthcare management and healthcare administration are closely related but distinct career paths within the same industry: healthcare management focuses on the strategic, organization-wide direction of a healthcare system, setting policy, overseeing financial performance, and driving long-term growth, while healthcare administration focuses on the operational management of specific departments, units, or facilities, including staffing, regulatory compliance, and day-to-day patient flow. According to BLS data from May 2024, medical and health services managers, the umbrella classification that covers both roles, earned a median annual salary of $137,730, with the top 10% earning $219,080.

Management degrees equip students with the knowledge and skills to oversee operations, guide teams, and make strategic decisions across virtually every industry, with core curriculum covering leadership, organizational behavior, business strategy, and finance at every level from associate to doctorate. Programs are available at five degree levels: associate degrees provide foundational supervisory skills for entry-level roles; bachelor’s degrees in business administration or management open mid-level career tracks; master’s degrees, including the MBA, Master of Science in management fields, and specialized programs, develop advanced leadership and strategic expertise; and doctoral degrees (DBA or PhD) prepare graduates for executive research or academic careers.

The marketing skills employers value most in 2026 are concentrated at the intersection of data fluency, AI literacy, and human-centered creativity, reflecting a field where technical capability and storytelling are both required rather than interchangeable. According to the recent reports, about 44% of today’s core marketing skills may be obsolete by 2027, making adaptability and a lifelong learning mindset the foundational meta-skill beneath all technical specializations.

A master’s degree empowers you to advance in your field, dive deeper into a niche of your industry, or even change careers altogether. Perhaps even more importantly for ambitious professionals, a master’s degree can also unlock substantial increases in your earning potential. For instance, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in 2024, reported …