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US College Students on Covid Gap Years Are Taking Big Financial Risks News

US College Students on Covid Gap Years Are Taking Big Financial Risks

Julia Fanzeres writes for Bloomberg about the risk that many young people are taking by…

Communications InternNovember 7, 2020

President Biden: Don’t Sacrifice Higher Education Outcomes at the Altar of Access News

President Biden: Don’t Sacrifice Higher Education Outcomes at the Altar of Access

In this Forbes article, Ryan Craig writes about potential pitfalls of a free-college program. Craig…

Communications InternNovember 7, 2020

Higher Ed’s Dirty Little Secrets News

Higher Ed’s Dirty Little Secrets

Steven Mintz writes for Inside Higher Ed about a few secrets that are well-known among…

Communications InternNovember 1, 2020

8 Keys to Building a Fairer College Transfer System News

8 Keys to Building a Fairer College Transfer System

In this University Business article, Matt Zalaznick writes about the Scaling Partners Network's efforts to…

CEW GeorgetownOctober 30, 2020

Would a Biden Administration Solve US Higher Education’s Problems? News

Would a Biden Administration Solve US Higher Education’s Problems?

In this Times Higher Education article, Paul Basken writes about what role a Biden presidential…

CEW GeorgetownOctober 29, 2020

Today Is Latinx Women’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s Everything To Know About The Pay Gap, Explained News

Today Is Latinx Women’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s Everything To Know About The Pay Gap, Explained

Whizy Kim writes for Refinery29 about the gender pay gap, citing the CEW report "Women…

CEW GeorgetownOctober 29, 2020

Alternatives to Four-Year College: What to Know News

Alternatives to Four-Year College: What to Know

In this US News & World Report article, Josh Moody writes about associate's degrees, certificates,…

CEW GeorgetownOctober 28, 2020

The Pandemic Is Pushing People to Switch Careers News

The Pandemic Is Pushing People to Switch Careers

Erica Pandey writes for Axios about how the recession is pushing workers to change their…

CEW GeorgetownOctober 27, 2020

The Future of Higher Education Will Be Determined on Election Day News

The Future of Higher Education Will Be Determined on Election Day

The Boston Globe editorial board writes about the starkly different visions that the two presidential…

CEW GeorgetownOctober 27, 2020