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Hard Times 2013: Coverage by Report

By May 19, 2013March 5th, 2015No Comments

AOL Jobs.: “10 Worst-Paying College Majors” by Dan Fastenberg (5.29.13),

TODAY: “For a job after graduation, major in these, not those” by Allison Linn (5.29.13),

U.S. News & World Report: “In the Economic Recovery, College Majors Matter” by Kelsey Sheehy (5.29.13),

Fox Business: “Yes, College is Worth it, But Your Major Matters More than Ever” (5.31.13),

WCCO Radio, Wisconsin: “Radio Interview with Strohl” by Esme Murphy (6.1.13),

N.P.R.: “If Employment Game Has Changed, Who’s Teaching The Rules?” By NPR Staff (6.2.13),

HuffPost Books: “The Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life: Success With a Writing Major” by Stephanie Vanderslice (6.3.13),

HuffPost College: “Close the Wage Gap by Changing Your Major” by Christina Hoff Sommers (6.5.13),

The Wall Street Journal: “Humanities Fall From Favor” by Jennifer Levitz and Douglas Belkin (6.6.13),

Radio Boston (N.P.R.): “Experts: Know Career Prospects Before Choosing Degree” by Jared Bennett (6.10.13),

The Huffington Post: “Unemployment For Recent College Graduates By Major” by Tyler Kingkade (6.19.13),

Business Insider: “Business Majors May Be Underemployed, But At Least They Have Jobs” By Peter Jacobs (6.20.13),

The Chicago Tribune: “Does college pay? Depends on your profession, study finds” by Gail MarksJarvis (6.21.13)

Crain’s New York Business: “Fed: Nearly half of recent college grads struggling” by Irina Ivanova (6.28.13)

Fox D.C.: “Best and worst majors for finding jobs” by Doug Buchanan (7.2.13)

NBR: “Is College Worth it?” by NBR Staff (7.5.13)

Huffington Post: “When Does It Pay To Go Back to School In Midlife?” by Nancy Collamer (7.14.13)

USA Today: “Arts majors jump ahead of tech grads in landing jobs” by Lauren Kirkwood (7.30.13)

Fox Business: “Choose Majors Wisely, as Job Markets Evolve” by Kate Rogers (7.31.13)

NY Times: “Following the Money” by Samantha Stainbun (8.2.13)

USA Today: “How to turn a liberal arts degree into a paycheck” by Mary Beth Marklein (8.27.13)

USA Today: “Study uncovers top 10 highest-paid college majors” by Emily Atteberry (9.10.13)

NPR: “Episode 485: What’s Your Major?” by Planet Money (9.11.13)

NPR: “Why Women (Like Me) Choose Lower-Paying Jobs” by Lisa Chow (9.11.13)

Business Insider: “The 10 Most Useless Graduate Degrees” by Peter Jacobs (10.3.13)

Business Insider: “The 10 Most Useful Graduate Degrees” by Peter Jacobs (10.7.13)

Huffington Post: “Fewer Students Are Majoring In Computer Science, Education And English” by Tyler Kingkade (11.4.13)

Wall Street Journal: “Why Focusing Too Narrowly in College Could Backfire” by Peter Cappelli (11.10.13)

The New York Times: “Women Gain in Some STEM Fields, but Not Computer Science” by Catherine Rampell (11.15.13)

Huffington Post: “”Designed by . . .” a Creative and Innovative Workforce” by Cathy Sandeen (11.18.13)

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