October 2019

In this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Lois Elfman discusses the findings of new CEW report “The Unequal Race for Good Jobs.” Elfman quotes CEW Director Anthony P. Carnevale on how White Americans have been able to continue to get good jobs at the highest rate.

In this Money article, Kaitlin Mulhere writes about the findings and recommendations of the new CEW report “The Unequal Race for Good Jobs.” Mulhere quotes CEW Director Anthony P. Carnevale on how inequalities found in the report will persist for decades to come.

In this Marketwatch article, Quentin Fottrell discusses the racial disparity in who gets good jobs in today’s workforce. Fottrell cites new CEW release “The Unequal Race for Good Jobs” as well as “Born to Win, Schooled to Lose.” Fottrell also quotes CEW Director Anthony P. Carnevale.

In this CNBC article, Abigail Hess writes about how the “motherhood penalty” contributes to the gender wage gap. Hess cites CEW report “Women Can’t Win” and quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith on occupational segregation.

In this Newsweek article, Alanderia Whitlock explains why more underrepresented populations are able to access higher education when colleges drop the requirement for standardized tests. Whitlock cites CEW report “SAT-Only Admission: How Would It Change College Campuses?”

In this Detroit Free Press article, Susan Tompor writes about how student loan debt disproportionately impacts Black women. Tompor cites the CEW report “America’s Divided Recovery: College Haves and Have-Nots” to discuss the change in the job market following the Great Recession.

In this radio interview, Meghna Chakrabarti and Stefano Kotsonis discuss women’s advancement in the workforce, and the progress that still remains to be seen, with CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith.

In this article for the Hechinger Report, Alina Tugend discusses certain schools’ choice to be test-optional, and the reasons behind this decision. Tugend cites CEW report “SAT-Only Admission: How Would It Change College Campuses?”

In this Hechinger Report article, Andre Perry writes about how fighting affirmative action in higher education only preserves a tradition of white privilege at elite institutions. Perry cites the CEW report “Separate and Unequal” to discuss the differences in enrollment at post-secondary institutions by race.

In this Diverse Issues in Higher Education article, Sara Weissman writes about how state investment in colleges and universities alone isn’t enough to make higher education accessible. Weissman quotes CEW Associate Director of Editorial and Postsecondary Policy Martin Van Der Werf.