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Racial Lines Still Divide US Higher Education News

Racial Lines Still Divide US Higher Education

In this VOA article, the VOA Student Union discusses racial inequities in graduation rates and…

Frank ZhangMarch 2, 2020

Survey: Most Grads Would Change Majors if They Could Redo College News

Survey: Most Grads Would Change Majors if They Could Redo College

Natalie Schwartz writes for Education Dive about why many college graduates wish they had chosen…

Frank ZhangMarch 2, 2020

The Certificates That Pay—And The Many More That Don’t News

The Certificates That Pay—And The Many More That Don’t

In this Forbes article, Wesley Whistle discusses the payoff of certificate programs. Whistle cites CEW…

Frank ZhangFebruary 27, 2020

What’s a Degree Worth? Here’s One (Partial) Measure News

What’s a Degree Worth? Here’s One (Partial) Measure

This graphic from the New York Times illustrates the main findings from the CEW report…

Frank ZhangFebruary 24, 2020

Bloomberg Offers Democrats Common Ground on College Costs News

Bloomberg Offers Democrats Common Ground on College Costs

In this Times Higher Education article, Paul Basken discusses Michael Bloomberg’s plan for postsecondary education…

Frank ZhangFebruary 24, 2020

Blaming a New Social Hierarchy for the Rise of Populism News

Blaming a New Social Hierarchy for the Rise of Populism

In this Washington Post article, Daniel Markovits reviews the book “The New Class War: Saving…

Frank ZhangFebruary 21, 2020

Federal Pell Grants Help Pay for College—But Are They Enough to Help Students Finish? News

Federal Pell Grants Help Pay for College—But Are They Enough to Help Students Finish?

In this Hechinger Report article, Laura Perna explores the value of Pell Grants and correlating…

Frank ZhangFebruary 21, 2020

Forget Penn and Pitt: Is This Little-Known School the Best Deal in Pa. Higher Ed? News

Forget Penn and Pitt: Is This Little-Known School the Best Deal in Pa. Higher Ed?

In this WHYY piece, Avi Wolfman-Arent discusses the payoff of the Delaware County Technical Schools…

Frank ZhangFebruary 21, 2020

Is Your Higher Ed Institution Providing Students the Best ROI? News

Is Your Higher Ed Institution Providing Students the Best ROI?

In this University Business article, Nariman Farvardin discusses the difference in ROI across institutions and…

Frank ZhangFebruary 18, 2020