In this Inside Higher Ed op-ed, CEW Director Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale writes about how President Trump's recent executive order's focus on program-level outcomes has the potential to fundamentally disrupt higher education.
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In this Education Dive article, Hallie Busta writes about how proposals to improve the Federal Work-Study program don't go far enough. Busta provides data from the CEW report "Learning While Earning: The New Normal" to describe the number of undergraduates and graduate students who work.
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In this CNN article, Ronald Brownstein writes about how the college admissions cheating scandal reveals deeper inequities in the higher education system. Brownstein uses information from the CEW report "Our Separate & Unequal Public Colleges."
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In this Diverse Issues in Higher Education article, LaMont Jones writes about the White House’s priorities for the Higher Education Act as Congress works toward reauthorization. Jones quotes CEW Director Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale on the changes some proposals would bring in transparency and accountability at the program level in higher education.
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In an op-ed published in The Washington Post, CEW Director Anthony P. Carnevale explores how higher education is not a meritocracy, but a system that favors already privileged students. "As is true with most aspects of American society," he writes, "it is better to be rich than smart."
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Katherine Mangan writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education that even the meaning of “free” is hard to pin down when it comes to presidential candidates’ college-affordability proposals. Mangan uses data from the CEW report “Recovery: Job Growth and Education Requirements Through 2020” to explain how changing education and training requirements have motivated these proposals.
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In this Atlantic article, Clint Smith writes about how students who don’t come from wealthy backgrounds struggle to navigate elite-university life. Smith uses research from a book chapter by CEW Director Anthony P. Carnevale and Director of Research Jeff Strohl in Rewarding Strivers.
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In this USA Today article, Zlati Meyer weighs the benefits of a degree from an elite college. Meyer quotes CEW Director Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale, who said the advantages of attending an elite college can disappear after just four years of working.
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In this Education Dive article, Hallie Busta lists five ideas for improving higher ed, including increasing career service offerings and online degree options. Busta cites the CEW report "Learning While Earning: The New Normal" to show that one-fifth of today's full-time students are also working full time.
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In this CNBC article, Sharon Epperson and Jessica Dickler explain what skills are necessary in today's workforce. Epperson and Dickler cite the CEW report "STEM" to explain the high demand for workers in science and technology occupations.
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