Shrimpers Return to Louisiana Waters

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries employees check for oil in the Gulf in advance of today's start of the shrimping season. (AP)

Federal and state governments have opened Louisiana waters for shrimp fishing today amid questions about safety. Ewell Smith of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board is our guest.

Earn College Credits By Working At Walmart?

The for-profit online school, American Public University, will be offering academic credit to Walmart employees based on what they learn on the job. Earning college credit for what’s called “experiential learning” is nothing new, but the Walmart-APU partnership is the largest of its kind. We speak with Karan Powell, senior vice president and academic dean at APU. We also talk to Pam Tate, president and CEO of The Council of Experiential and Adult Learning, about the state of experiential learning nationwide.

Here & Now: White House Considers Tightening Regulations At For-Proft Universities

Authorities Probe Apparent Suicide of ‘Craigslist Killer’

Authorities are investigating the apparent jail cell suicide of the alleged “Craigslist Killer.” Former Boston University medical student Philip Markoff was found dead in his Boston cell yesterday – seven months before he was scheduled to go on trial for allegedly murdering a masseuse in a Boston hotel more than a year ago. The death raises questions about the rate of inmate suicides in Massachusetts, which is eight times the national average. We speak with Maria Cramer who has been covering the Markoff case for the Boston Globe.

Markoff’s Death Leaves Shock, Trail Of Questions

Energy Efficiency Can Save Money And Lives In The Military

Retired Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson ran logistics for the military in Iraq and one of the things he focused on was energy efficiency. He was responsible for insulating the tents and structures the troops live in - a project that saved millions in energy costs. Gen. Anderson also says the move saved the lives of soldiers who were getting killed hauling fuel. Gen. Anderson joins us to make the case for military energy efficiency.

Tragedy And Triumph At Cinema Jenin

A police officer stands guard as Palestinians gather for the opening of Cinema Jenin in the Palestinian West Bank city of Jenin. (AP)

The BBC’s Matt Heywood reports on the two weeks running up to the re-opening of the cinema in Jenin in the West Bank and discovers a story of how one man’s tragedy became the inspiration for an international effort to bring art and the magic of the movies back to this Palestinian town.

Music From The Show

Kar Kar Madison, “Boubacar Traore”

Christian McBride, “Theme for Kareem”

Paul Simon, “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”

Radiohead, “There There”

Art Blakey, “C.O.R.E.”

Travie McCoy (feat. Bruno Mars), “Billionaire”

The Lickets – “Serial East”

Terry Harris

Just to be a little contraian, are all for profit colleges by definition trade schools? I’ve known a lot of people with degrees from four year state schools in psycology, english, history, and other areas who ended up working in retail, insurance or real estate. Many of these people had student loans.
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Robin, regarding your story on Walmart and obtaining college credit for workplace skills. Your guest kind of painted a picture that a majority of colleges and Universities will accept workers career knowledge for credit. I hd an instance where this was not teh case and just wanted to add a word of caution. I was enrolled in the Comm College of the Air Force (CCAF) essentially it was a virtual University. CCAF accepted military training received at technical schools, On the Job traning certifications for credit. They even allowed members to take CLEP and DANTES exams for more credits in fields such as physical science, oral communication, math etc. Not sure if you have heard of those exams; but I would guess that they are similiar to the type of exams your guest referred to for Walmart employees who were cashiers or loading dock workers/forklift operators, I believe she mentioned them also. Anyway there was a big disclaimer by the exam originators that the credits may not be accepted by colleges. For me I took a few of these exams and satisfied many CCAF requirements, but when I attempted to have these credits transferred to a local community college they were not accepted, and my attempt to have a 4 yr college accept the credits was also denied. Could be that my exam scores, although accepted by CCAF, were not high enough to be considered transferrable by the 2/4 yr schools I applied to. Just a thought