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More Students are ‘Stacking’ Credentials En Route to a Degree News

More Students are ‘Stacking’ Credentials En Route to a Degree

In this WIRED article, Jon Marcus discusses how many Americans are earning “microcredentials” while on…

Nuo TianJune 2, 2020

‘The Merit Myth’ News

‘The Merit Myth’

In this article for Inside Higher Ed, Scott Jaschik explores the inequalities and social divisions…

Nuo TianJune 1, 2020

Elite Colleges Are Not Going to Be Easier to Get Into Even After the Coronavirus Pandemic News

Elite Colleges Are Not Going to Be Easier to Get Into Even After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Aarthi Swaminathan writes for Yahoo Finance about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the…

Nuo TianMay 31, 2020

US Higher Education System Is ‘Capstone of Inequality’ News

US Higher Education System Is ‘Capstone of Inequality’

In this Times Higher Education article, Ellie Bothwell writes about the new book, “The Merit…

Frank ZhangMay 29, 2020

Education, Race, and Jobs in the COVID-19 Crisis 2021 Covid Post

Education, Race, and Jobs in the COVID-19 Crisis

Frank ZhangMay 29, 2020

What Is the Value of a Bachelor’s Degree? The Answer Depends on Where You Live and What You Do News

What Is the Value of a Bachelor’s Degree? The Answer Depends on Where You Live and What You Do

CEW Director of Research Jeff Strohl writes for The 74 about how the value of…

Frank ZhangMay 28, 2020

The Case for Liberal Arts Education in a Time of Crisis News

The Case for Liberal Arts Education in a Time of Crisis

In this New Republic article, Wim Wiewel discusses the benefits of a liberal arts education…

Frank ZhangMay 27, 2020

Will the Coronavirus Transform or Destroy Higher Education as We Know It? News

Will the Coronavirus Transform or Destroy Higher Education as We Know It?

Liz Willen writes for The Hechinger Report about the new book by CEW authors, "The Merit Myth."…

CEW GeorgetownMay 26, 2020

Will the Scarring Show? Graduating in the Time of COVID-19 News

Will the Scarring Show? Graduating in the Time of COVID-19

CEW’s Chief Economist Nicole Smith writes for the New England Board of Higher Education about…

Frank ZhangMay 26, 2020