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Liberal Arts Majors Less Drawn to Authoritarianism News

Liberal Arts Majors Less Drawn to Authoritarianism

In this Inside Higher Ed article, Elizabeth Redden writes about new CEW research on higher…

Communications InternSeptember 22, 2020

No Job, Loads of Debt: Covid Upends Middle-Class Family Finances News

No Job, Loads of Debt: Covid Upends Middle-Class Family Finances

AnnaMaria Andriotis writes for the Wall Street Journal about the financial difficulties that many middle-class…

Communications InternSeptember 21, 2020

Class of Covid-19 May Pay Career Price News

Class of Covid-19 May Pay Career Price

Maureen Downey writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about why higher education has become a primary…

Communications InternSeptember 21, 2020

The Nuances of the Free College Debate News

The Nuances of the Free College Debate

Kery Murakami writes for Inside Higher Ed about the ongoing debate over free college, citing…

CEW GeorgetownSeptember 16, 2020

10 College Majors with the Best Starting Salaries News

10 College Majors with the Best Starting Salaries

Josh Moody and Darian Somers write for US News and World Report about the 10…

CEW GeorgetownSeptember 15, 2020

Understanding the Gender Pay Gap: A Framework That May Help News

Understanding the Gender Pay Gap: A Framework That May Help

In this Forbes article, Susan Madsen describes a framework for understanding the gender pay gap…

CEW GeorgetownSeptember 11, 2020

Online Certificate Programs Are Surging in Enrollment—and There Are Lots of Ways to Get Help Paying Tuition News

Online Certificate Programs Are Surging in Enrollment—and There Are Lots of Ways to Get Help Paying Tuition

In this Money article, Heidi Rivera writes about the growing popularity of online certificate programs…

CEW GeorgetownSeptember 9, 2020

Using Tech to Boost the Value of Higher Education During COVID-19 News

Using Tech to Boost the Value of Higher Education During COVID-19

Belle Liang and Tim Klein write for EdTech about how technology can be used to…

CEW GeorgetownSeptember 9, 2020

Why STEM Needs to Focus on Social Justice News

Why STEM Needs to Focus on Social Justice

In this Washington Monthly article, Daniel Block writes about how STEM academic departments can attract…

Nuo TianAugust 30, 2020