“A degree doesn’t guarantee you a job; it offers you prospects,” CEW Director Jeff Strohl shares with Karin Fischer from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Media Mentions
In a GBH article about underemployment, Kirk Carapezza quotes CEW Director Jeff Strohl: “We dump all these graduates into the labor market—often three million at the same time—and then tell…
Forbes Contributor Allison Griffin cites “The Great Misalignment” and “After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031” in an article exploring why a less siloed approach to…
Jamal Watson highlights key findings from CEW’s newest report: “Rethinking Underemployment: Are College Graduates Using Their Degrees?” in the EDU Ledger.
“Projected higher salaries don’t necessarily mean that there will be a great job market for new college graduates in the next year or two,” CEW’s Artem Gulish says in an…
Neal Morton quotes CEW Director Jeff Strohl in an article exploring one state’s attempt to infuse their math curriculum with data science.
CEW Director Jeff Strohl joins KCBS’s Steve Scott to discuss the value of the bachelor’s degree in an evolving job market.
For the Washington Post, Taylor Telford quotes CEW Director Jeff Strohl about the recent renewed interest in occupational associate’s degrees.
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The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus cites “Graduate Degrees: Risky and Unequal Paths to the Top” in an article that explores women’s continued high enrollment in graduate programs.
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“As much as the ‘college isn’t worth it’ cry is out there, there’s also a recognition that sending our children to college is a good idea,” CEW Director Jeff Strohl...
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Oftentimes, people say that not everybody should go to college, and that these two-year programs, these trade schools, are really good. Ask them where they’re sending their kids,” said CEW...
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The Texas Tribune’s Rob Reid cites “After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031” in an article that explores how structural disadvantages leave low-income students behind in...
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Chalkbeat’s Amy Zimmer cites “The Future of Good Jobs: Projections Through 2031” in an article about the expansion of dual enrollment programs in New York state.
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For The Hechinger Report, Lawrence Lanahan quotes CEW’s Nicole Smith in an article that features the expansion of skills-based hiring in Colorado.
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Jessica Blake cites “Graduate Degrees: Risky and Unequal Paths to the Top” in an Inside Higher Ed article that explores impending graduate student loan caps.
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Washington Post’s Susan Svrluga quotes CEW Director Jeff Strohl in an article about the increasing availability of workforce training programs.
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“From an early age, socialization, educational tracking and stereotypes about ‘male’ jobs and ‘female’ jobs influence the fields individuals enter,” CEW’s Nicole Smith says in a Bankrate article on the...
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In a MarketWatch article that explores the real-world implications of declining confidence in 4-year degrees, Jillian Berman cites “Skills Shortages.”
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In Forbes, Hanmei Wu cites “After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031,” in an article that considers today’s college application trends.
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Bloomberg opinion columnist, Ronald Brownstein cites “Progress Interrupted" as he examines long-standing racial disparities at the nation’s most selective colleges.
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“Over the past 15 years, there’s been more and more of a shift toward students wanting to get degrees in majors that they perceive as lucrative or high-paying,” Catherine Morris...
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Forbes contributor Marvin Krislov cites “Skills Shortages” in an article that explores some of the current challenges besetting the nation’s workforce.
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Hanna Zakharenko and Nami Sumida cite “Ranking 4,600 Colleges by ROI (2025)” in a payoff analysis of various 4-year universities in California for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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In Inside Higher, Sara Weissman highlights CEW’s newest report, “Skills Shortages,” which examines skills gaps in key occupations through at least 2032.
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In Inside Higher Ed, Johanna Alonso quotes CEW Director Jeff Strohl in an article about a new career navigation tool from the Educational Testing Service (ETS).
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Stephanie Saul and Dana Goldstein of the New York Times quote CEW’s Zack Mabel in an article that examines the College Board’s cancellation of its Landscape tool.
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Journalist Kelli María Korducki cites “After Everything: Projections of Jobs, Education, and Training Requirements through 2031” and explains the far-reaching societal and educational implications of the nation’s declining population in...
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In this US News & World Report article exploring the evolution of CTE programs, Joanna Nesbit quotes CEW Director Jeff Strohl.
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Forbes Contributor Ann Kirschner cites CEW’s “The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031” in an essay that argues why workforce-relevant syllabi are so important for the modern college student.
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CEW Director Jeff Strohl contextualizes recent Bureau of Labor Statistics revisions in this CBS article from Megan Cerullo.
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Ann Carrns quotes CEW Director, Jeff Strohl, in a New York Times article about recent updates that allow 529 accounts to be used for a broader range of postsecondary credentials,...
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Bloomberg Opinion columnist quotes CEW’s Zack Mabel in an article exploring how anti-DEI narratives can harm working-class white Americans.
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New York Times Opinion writer Jessica Grose cites “Small Towns, Big Opportunities” in an essay that explores why boys and men may be underperforming in education.
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In an article for USA Today exploring how workers can keep their skills relevant against AI disruption in the job market, Alyshia Hull cites “Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap.”
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Forbes contributor Fiona Riley quotes CEW’s Jen Engle in an article on the negative impacts of drastic budget cuts to Pell grants, student loan repayment plans, and other government programs...
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Inside Higher Ed reporter Sara Weissman cites “Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap” in an article discussing potential workforce credential shortages and how addressing gender and racial/ethnic disparities could help to mitigate...
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National correspondent Khaleda Rahman cites data from CEW’s “The College Payoff: More Education Doesn’t Always Mean More Earnings ” in a Newsweek article that explores where college students get the...
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Atlantic staff writer Rose Horowitch quotes CEW's Zack Mabel in an article on the impacts of AI on the job market and employment outcomes.
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In a University Business article highlighting a new program in Denver that allows high schoolers to earn associate’s degrees in K-12 education, Alcino Donadel cites “The Future of Good Jobs:...
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Forbes Senior Contributor, Caroline Castrillon, cites "Ranking 4,600 Colleges by ROI (2025)” in a data-backed analysis of the best colleges for return on investment.
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