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August 11, 2022

‘Free’ Job Training Can Cost A Fortune For Employees Who Quit

Bloomberg’s Devin Leonard quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith on how jobs requiring more postsecondary education put the cost of training on individuals rather than the firms.

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August 10, 2022

Why Americans Are Increasingly Dubious About Going To College

Jon Marcus cites “Three Educational Pathways to Good Jobs” in his CNBC article to share how even when Americans are increasingly dubious about going to college, college degrees still pay off.

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August 10, 2022

How Higher Education Lost Its Shine

The Hechinger Report author Jon Marcus cites “Three Educational Pathways to Good Jobs” in his article to demonstrate how a college degree still pays off despite many people being discouraged from applying.

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August 10, 2022

End The Student Loan-Acy

The Hill’s opinion contributor Neal McCluskey cites “The College Payoff” to discuss how even as college costs are increasing, the payoff from a degree is still big.

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August 8, 2022

The 10 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Money editor Kaitlin Mulhere cites “Liberal Arts ROI” in her article ranking the top 10 liberal arts colleges and sharing the benefits of studying liberal arts.

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August 4, 2022

Survey: 66% Of Adults Say College Doesn’t Meet Needs Of Today’s Students

Higher Ed Dive reporter Lilah Burke cites “The College Payoff” in her article on a survey that found how 66% of adults say college doesn’t meet the needs of today’s students. Despite the survey, “The College Payoff” finds that the earnings bump from a college degree is well-documented.

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August 3, 2022

Why High School Students Should Consider Volunteer Opportunities

US News staff writer Cole Claybourn interviews CEW associate director of editorial policy Kathryn Campbell on the importance of volunteering in developing career skills and interests. 

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August 2, 2022

Is A College Degree Worth It?

Fox Business writer Andrew Dunn cites “Good Jobs” and “Recovery 2020” to exhibit the pros of attending college, including access to good jobs and meeting the job recruitment requirements. 

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August 1, 2022

Why College Leaders Must Watch Out For These 5 Obstacles This Fall

University Business reporter Chris Burt cites “Merit Myth” to argue that college leaders must watch out for the ethnic and racial disparities in higher education recruitments.

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July 29, 2022

Impatient For Workers, Businesses Help Students Take College Shortcuts

Lilah Burke quote CEW Director Anthony Carnevale and cite “The Future of American Higher Education” for The Hechinger Report article on how businesses help students take college shortcuts.

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July 29, 2022

Is Better Infrastructure In America Still Just A Dream?

Forbes Council Member Luke Sophinos cite “Infrastructure” to demonstrate how the infrastructure bill will impact workforce development.

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July 28, 2022

Average Salaries Of College Graduates 2022

Forbes editor Brianna McGurran cites “The Economic Value of College Majors” and “College Payoff” to demonstrate how college majors often impact how much salary increases by age.

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July 28, 2022

When Goals Conflict

Author of Inside Higher Ed’s Confessions of a Community College Dean Matt Reed references CEW Director Anthony Carnevale’s op-ed on how to ensure that colleges offer enough high-demand programs.

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July 25, 2022

How To Solve The College-Cost Dilemma

CEW Director Anthony Carnevale proposes paths to solve the college-cost dilemma. He cites “The College Payoff” and “Buyer Beware” to show how some majors pay off more than others, and tuition prices should acknowledge that.

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July 25, 2022

A New Approach to Ranking Colleges

Inside Higher Ed reporter Sara Weissman cites “ROI Low Income” and quotes CEW Senior Policy Strategist Artem Gulish on how the tiered ranking approach could help prospective students and parents trying to assess college enrollment decisions.

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July 23, 2022

It’s Time To Double The Pell Grant

Samuel L. Stanley, an opinion contributor for The Hill, cites “College ROI” to demonstrate the benefits of stronger graduation rates.

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July 22, 2022

Worried About Layoffs? 5 Tips For Job Seekers (And Job Seekers-To-Be) In A Slowing Economy

Forbes contributor Katherine Huggins quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on how job seekers can stand out from a crowd of applicants.

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July 15, 2022

Wave Of High-Profile Tech Layoffs Raises Fear Of Recessions– And Stalled Careers– Past

Katherine Huggins quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale for the Forbes article on tech layoffs and the fear of recession and stalled careers.

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July 14, 2022

Does Attending Your College Increase Students’ Chances Of Getting Hired?

In an article for University Business, Micah Ward cites “Buyer Beware” to demonstrate how college graduates with similar degrees earn drastically different salaries depending on which university they attended.

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July 11, 2022

Sell The House? Rent Out A Room? These Are Some Of The Ways Americans Pay For College

USA Today’s Economic Opportunity Reporter Charisse Jones interviews CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the soaring costs of college and its implications for higher education.

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July 8, 2022

More Workers Without Degrees Are Landing Jobs. Will It Last?

Lawrence Lanahan quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale and cites “The Most Popular Degree Pays Off,” in his Washington Post article.

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July 8, 2022

The New Labor Market: No Bachelor’s Required?

Lawrence Lanahan interviews CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on“The Most Popular Degree Pays Off” for his article on Hechinger Report.

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June 30, 2022

Side Doors and Unspoken Rules Are Key to Success, and Mentors Can Help First-Gen Students Find Them

Marvin Krislov cites the CEW report “The College Payoff” in this Forbes article to highlight the importance of graduating from college.

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June 28, 2022

These Business Majors Have the Highest “Return on Investment” — With College Graduates Earning Up to $165,000 a Year

This MarketWatch article by Aarthi Swaminathan highlights key findings from the CEW report “The Most Popular Degree Pays Off.”

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June 28, 2022

Report: Business Majors Earn High Returns

This Inside Higher Ed article by Sara Weissman cites the CEW study, “The Most Popular Degree Pays Off.”

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June 28, 2022

Good Jobs Are Out of Reach for Many 20-Somethings in the US

This Brookings article by Martha Ross and CEW Director Anthony Carnevale references several CEW reports to explain contemporary labor market trends.

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June 28, 2022

Wharton Tops Ivy League Rivals for MBA Return On Investment

This Bloomberg article by Paulina Cachero highlights the rankings of MBA degrees by ROI from the CEW report “The Most Popular Degree Pays Off.”

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June 28, 2022

New Ranking: Business Graduate Degrees That Definitely Pay Off

This Yahoo! News article by Marc Ethier quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale and Communications Specialist Emma Wenzinger on CEW’s recent report, “The Most Popular Degree Pays Off.”

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June 23, 2022

 3 Gen Z Entrepreneurs in College Use Their Business Earnings to Cover  School and Living Costs. Here’s How They Do It.

This article by Shriya Bhattacharya and Jennifer Dawkins from Business Insider references the CEW report “If Not Now, When?” to emphasize the rising costs of college tuition overtime.

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June 22, 2022

Money for Children’s Education, Not Schools

This Wall Street Journal article by Jeff Yass cites the CEW report “Separate and Unequal” to emphasize racial inequities in the higher education system.

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June 22, 2022

New Report on School, Work, and Durable Human Skills

This Forbes article by Brennan Barnard quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the importance of having a well-rounded skill set in today’s workforce.

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June 17, 2022

Student Loan Forgiveness Could Help Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap, Say Advocates. Here’s How.

Michelle Fox at CNBC quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith for an article on how student loan forgiveness could help narrow the racial wealth gap.

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June 16, 2022

Does Your Equity Plan Include These 4 Steps to Success for All Students?

University Business reporter and associate editor Chris Burt cites “The Undereducated American” for his article examining Complete College America’s new guidance on how institutions can achieve equity in higher education. 

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June 13, 2022

What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Tuition

Mehan Bogia and Winston C. Thompson cite “The Unequal Race for Good Jobs” in their op-ed in Inside Higher Ed. The 2018 report from CEW found that Black and Latino students are about half as likely as White students to attain a bachelor’s degree.

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June 13, 2022

What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Tuition

Mehan Bogia and Winston C. Thompson cite “The Unequal Race for Good Jobs” in their opinion piece on Inside Higher Ed. The 2018 report from CEW found that Black and Latino students are about half as likely as White students to attain a bachelor’s degree.

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June 9, 2022

Be a College Admission Data Scientist

Forbes contributor Brennan Barnard interviews CEW Director Anthony Carnevale for a three-piece series examining issues around transparency in college admissions. Carnevale emphasizes the importance of making data on college ROI accessible to students.

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June 6, 2022

The Potential Dark Side of a White-Hot Labor Market

This New York Times article by Jeanna Smialek quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale on the value of college education.

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June 2, 2022

College Degrees Lose Luster as Inflation Surges and Student Debt Balloons

Paulina Cachero reports for Bloomberg about how inflation and the cost of college deter high school graduates from enrolling, despite the returns from a college degree. Cachero cites the CEW report “The College Payoff.”

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May 27, 2022

College Enrollment Declines Are Here to Stay

This US News article by Lauren Camera cites the CEW’s 2022 rankings of 4,500 colleges by ROI to argue that recent declines in college enrollment are here to stay.

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May 23, 2022

Research Confirms It’s Harder for Millennials to Get a “Good” Job Than It Was for Boomers

This Money article by Adam Hardy references the CEW report “The Uncertain Pathway from Youth to a Good Job” to emphasize long-term changes in the job market.

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May 23, 2022

The Student Debt Gender Gap: Women Burdened More by Debt Call for Systemic Changes

This Good Morning America article by Katie Kindelan and Yi-Jin Yu quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith to explain how women are disproportionate holders of student debt.

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May 23, 2022

Rocky Pathways From Youth to a Good Job

This Diverse Issues in Higher Education article by Rebecca Kelliher cites the CEW report “The Uncertain Pathway from Youth to a Good Job” to highlight how more education does not always lead to higher earnings.

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May 20, 2022

Older Workers Returning to Work Faster Than Their Younger Counterparts

This ABC News article by Austin Denean quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith on COVID-19’s impact on people returning to the workforce.

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May 19, 2022

Is a Graduate Degree Worth It? Fewer Employers Are Requiring Them; Here are the Pros and Cons

This MarketWatch article by Anna Helhoski cites the CEW report “America’s Divided Recovery.”

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May 19, 2022

Unlike Boomers, Millennials Didn’t Find Good Jobs Until Their 30s. Here’s What it Means for Colleges and Employers

This Higher Ed Dive article by Rick Seltzer discusses the CEW report series "Uncertain Pathways."

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May 19, 2022

Young Adults Are Taking Longer to Get Good Jobs

This Inside Higher Ed article by Maria Carrasco cites the CEW report series "Uncertain Pathways" to highlight key findings about job mobility for younger workers.

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May 16, 2022

Investing in People to Power Our Infrastructure

This Hill article by Brooke Derenzis and Victoria Johnson references the CEW report “15 Million Infrastructure Jobs” to highlight the pressing need to train workers for the jobs that will be created by infrastructure legislation.

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May 12, 2022

Building Bridges to Opportunities: Three Hiring Trends Emerging From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

This Forbes article by Hugo Malan references the CEW report “15 Million Infrastructure Jobs” to discuss the implications of the recent infrastructure bill for the workforce.

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May 12, 2022

‘I Will Just Die in Debt:’ How Student Loans Are Drowning Women

This MSNBC article by Natalie Johnson quotes CEW Chief Economist Nicole Smith on the burden of student loans for women.

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May 5, 2022

4 Charts That Show What College Is Worth

This EdSurge article by Nadia Tomez-Robledo quotes CEW Director of Editorial and Educational Policy Martin Van Der Werf on the differences between return on investment for various college programs.

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