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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In this New York Times article, Patricia Cohen quotes Anthony Carnevale saying, “there’s a deeper question of what public money should be used for.”
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In this Market Watch article, Jillian Berman talks about higher student loan delinquency rates in African-American or Latino-dominated neighborhoods.
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In this WGBH article, Kirk Carapezza mentions that black students disproportionately major in teaching and caring professions that benefit society but don't have a high financial payoff.
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In this Washington Post article, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel writes about how middle-class African Americans and Hispanics are disproportionately falling behind on student loan payments.
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In this Politico article, Caitlin Emma talks about low-paying majors, mentioning that African Americans are overrepresented in majors that lead to low-paying jobs.
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In this The Atlantic article, Emily Deruy mentions that black students are far more likely to pursue low-paying rather than high-paying college majors.
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In this Yahoo News article, Liz Dwyer writes about black students' college majors and earnings.
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