March 22, 2016 Our Chief Economist Nicole Smith spoke to George Washington's Career Service Council and Career Staff about the findings from our Learning While Earning: The New Normal report.
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In this The Atlantic article, Emily DeRuy talks about black and white Americans' dramatically different views on whether all children have equal access to the same opportunities.
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In this Inside Higher Ed article, Ashley A. Smith quotes Jeff Strohl that "state after state has been focusing on understanding subbaccalaureate education, but very few, if any, have jumped into evaluating the population of noncompleters in this way."
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In this Forbes article, Ryan Craig quotes Anthony Carnevale and Nicole Smith on STEM degrees. He goes on to report that STEM bachelors degrees have consistently outperformed non-STEM degrees by 10-30% in terms of mean income for adults ages 21-54 for nearly 50 years.
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In this Hechinger Report article, Brenda Iasevoli quotes Anthony Carnevale saying, "colleges and universities are meant to give people the education that allows them to live fully in their time, to develop their abilities and be self-aware."
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In this Huffington Post article, Dr. Brian C. Mitchell quotes Anthony Carnevale and mentions that by 2018, the United States will need 22 million new college degrees--but will fall short of that number by at least 3 million postsecondary degrees.
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In this Washington Post article, Valerie Strauss mentions that even while more African Americans are going to college than in the past, they are still overrepresented in majors that lead to lower-paying jobs.
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In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Ken Leichter mentions that African American students are underrepresented in the college majors that tend to lead to higher-income occupations and overrepresented in majors that tend to lead to lower salaries.
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In this FOX 11 news story, Michelle Pulfrey writes about how American students are falling behind other countries in science, technology, engineering, and math education.
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This US News article quotes Anthony Carnevale about how liberal arts majors should be better informed about their chances of getting employment and the potential salary levels with their degree.
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