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US News Guide to College Majors News

US News Guide to College Majors

Josh Moody offers students a guide to majors in the US, citing the CEW report…

Frank ZhangOctober 28, 2019

Report: Workers’ Automation Anxiety Driving ‘Unprecedented Interest’ in Education Benefits News

Report: Workers’ Automation Anxiety Driving ‘Unprecedented Interest’ in Education Benefits

In this Education Dive article, Natalie Schwartz writes about why more workers are pursuing higher…

Frank ZhangOctober 28, 2019

This College Student Had to Choose: Go to Class, or Go to Work So She Can Afford to Eat News

This College Student Had to Choose: Go to Class, or Go to Work So She Can Afford to Eat

In this op-ed, student Crystal Cox writes for CNBC about her experience working full time…

Frank ZhangOctober 28, 2019

Running out of Money. Cancer. Divorce. Many College Students Are Facing Serious Financial Crises News

Running out of Money. Cancer. Divorce. Many College Students Are Facing Serious Financial Crises

Cindy Perman writes for CNBC about the financial difficulties that students face during college. Perman…

Frank ZhangOctober 28, 2019

College Closures, Student Debt, and More Takeaways From the Road News

College Closures, Student Debt, and More Takeaways From the Road

In this Chronicle of Higher Education article, Goldie Bluemnstyk writes about skills-based hiring and student…

Frank ZhangOctober 23, 2019

The Answer to Bernie Sanders’s Student Debt Proposal Is ‘No’ News

The Answer to Bernie Sanders’s Student Debt Proposal Is ‘No’

In this Washington Post opinion piece, Charles Lane argues that Bernie Sanders’s proposal to cancel…

Frank ZhangOctober 21, 2019

White Workers More Likely to Get Good Jobs at Every Level of Education News

White Workers More Likely to Get Good Jobs at Every Level of Education

In this Education Week article, Alyson Klein writes about how at all levels of educational…

Frank ZhangOctober 18, 2019

Racial Inequality, at College and in the Workplace News

Racial Inequality, at College and in the Workplace

In this Inside Higher Ed article, Elin Johnson discusses the findings of the new CEW…

Frank ZhangOctober 18, 2019

Report Shows Economic Gaps and Racial Inequality Persist News

Report Shows Economic Gaps and Racial Inequality Persist

In this piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Lois Elfman discusses the findings of…

Frank ZhangOctober 17, 2019