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Liberal Arts Pay Off in the Long Run News

Liberal Arts Pay Off in the Long Run

In this Inside Higher Ed article, Kery Murakami discusses the findings of the most recent…

Frank ZhangJanuary 14, 2020

Liberal Arts Education Is a Long Term Investment, Study Finds News

Liberal Arts Education Is a Long Term Investment, Study Finds

In this WGBH article, Kirk Carapezza and Kevin G. Andrade discuss the findings of the…

Frank ZhangJanuary 14, 2020

Liberal Arts Education: Waste of Money or Practical Investment? Study’s Conclusions Might Surprise You. News

Liberal Arts Education: Waste of Money or Practical Investment? Study’s Conclusions Might Surprise You.

In this article for the Washington Post, Susan Svrluga discusses the value of a liberal…

Frank ZhangJanuary 14, 2020

Is Algebra Useful? News

Is Algebra Useful?

In this Forbes article, John Ewing discusses how the subject of mathematics is being trivialized.…

Frank ZhangJanuary 13, 2020

How 3 Colleges Make Mobility a Reality News

How 3 Colleges Make Mobility a Reality

Karin Fischer writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education about three colleges that help students…

Frank ZhangDecember 31, 2019

The Barriers to Mobility News

The Barriers to Mobility

Karin Fischer writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education about how higher education can fail…

Frank ZhangDecember 31, 2019

Student Debt Cancellation Debate Shows the Need for an Economics of Humanity News

Student Debt Cancellation Debate Shows the Need for an Economics of Humanity

In this Forbes article, Erik Sherman writes about the debate over student debt cancellation. Sherman…

Frank ZhangDecember 23, 2019

College Grads Earn 80% More—But Only 51% of Americans See College as Very Important News

College Grads Earn 80% More—But Only 51% of Americans See College as Very Important

Abigail Hess writes for CNBC about a surprising recent poll that shows just over half…

Frank ZhangDecember 20, 2019

For College Admissions, Is “Adversity” Living Near Poor People? News

For College Admissions, Is “Adversity” Living Near Poor People?

In this Forbes article, Andrew Biggs writes about the factors of the College Board’s Environmental…

Frank ZhangDecember 11, 2019