Yahoo News guest writer Martha D. Saunders cites “The College Payoff” in an article that discusses the immense value of a college education. The college experience goes beyond preparing students for the labor market but also provides them with opportunities for personal and professional growth, fostering friendships, and guidance from faculty mentors.
Media Mentions
July 3, 2023
Howard University Among HBCUs With More Black Students Than All Eight Ivy League Colleges
BET contributing writer Rashad Grove quotes CEW’s Zack Mabel in an article on the currently low enrollment levels of Black students at Ivy League institutions and how the prohibition of race-conscious affirmative action may result in a further decline in these figures.
June 29, 2023
The Supreme Court Gutted Affirmative Action. But Colleges Must Still Seek Racial Diversity
The Boston Globe cites “Race-Concious Affirmative Action: What’s Next” and quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale in an article that examines the importance of colleges to uphold diversity of thought, ethnicity, geography, and race—that are within guidelines set by SCOTUS—as a means to enhancing racial diversity on campus.
June 21, 2023
The Most Lucrative Majors? Some Community College Grads Can Outearn Elite University Peers
Los Angeles Times staff writer Teresa Watanabe quotes CEW's Martin Van Der Werf in an article about the most lucrative majors and how some community college graduates outearn those from four-year degrees.
Diverse Education staff writer Jon Edelman cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts”, “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts” and quotes CEW Director, Anthony Carnevale, in an article on the potential impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court's impending ban on affirmative action and how higher ed and governments can respond.
June 13, 2023
The Supreme Court Is Poised To Rip ‘The Bandage off the Wound’ in Admissions. Healing Would Mean Many Reforms.
The Chronicle of Higher Education Senior Writer Eric Hoover cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts” in an article about race-conscious admissions and the reforms that will be required to maintain racial equity post-affirmative action.
June 7, 2023
Legislating an Honest Look At College Cost
Inside Higher Ed general assignment reporter Liam Knox cites “College Payoff” and quotes CEW’s Martin Van Der Werf in an article about recently passed legislation from the Ohio House of Representatives that aims to improve transparency about the cost of attending college and the ROI of college degrees.
June 6, 2023
Is Affirmative Action Going Away? Here’s Everything You Need To Know About the Two SCOTUS Cases
Essence contributing news editor Rayna Reid Rayford cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts” in an article on the impending decision of the SCOTUS to scrap affirmative action in the college admissions process and the impact this has had on diversity in states with existing bans.
May 31, 2023
Majority of Americans Favor Affirmative Action in Colleges as Supreme Court Seems Poised to End It, Poll Says
NBC News reporter Char Adams cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts” in an article on the results from a recent poll that reveals 63% of Americans are in favor of affirmative action and say that the U.S. Supreme Court shouldn’t ban colleges and universities from considering applicants’ race in the admission process.
May 24, 2023
College Enrollment Continues To Slide as More Students Question the Value of a Four-Year Degree
CNBC personal finance writer Jessica Dickler cites “College Payoff” in an article about the simultaneous dwindling enrollment in college and the growing interest of high school students in career training and post-college employment.
May 19, 2023
College Majors Have a Big Impact on Income. Here Are the Top and Lowest-Earning Fields of Study
CBS MoneyWatch reporter Aimee Picchi cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” in an article on the impact college has on future earning potential. It also identifies the top-paying college majors, which tend to include STEM fields, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics and the lowest-earning college majors.
May 17, 2023
The ROI Riddle
The Chronicle of Higher Education senior writer Lee Gardner quotes CEW Director, Anthony Carnevale, in an article on the return on investment of a college degree and the College Transparency Act that will allow for a more detailed understanding of students’ economic outcomes.
May 16, 2023
The College-Going Gap Between Black and White Americans Was Always Bad. It’s Getting Worse
The Hechinger Report higher education editor Jon Marcus cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts” in an article about the diversity gap in higher education.
May 11, 2023
Want a Good Job? Go to College
Essence business editor Jasmine Browley cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” in an article that explores why earning a bachelor’s degree is a valuable move in securing a viable financial future.
May 11, 2023
Liberal Arts Colleges To Keep Prioritizing Diversity
Inside Higher Ed article penned by 27 liberal arts college presidents reiterates the commitment of liberal arts colleges to keep prioritizing diversity if SCOTUS bans race-conscious admissions.
Forbes contributor and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis cites “The Economic Value of College Majors”, “The College Payoff,” and “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” in an article that highlights the importance of encouraging learners to stay engaged and the long-term benefit of postsecondary education.
CBS MoneyWatch reporter Aimee Picchi cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” and quotes CEW Director Anthony Carnevale in an article about how a college degree is the surest way to land a good job by age 30 and for increasing earning potential over a lifetime.
May 4, 2023
Measuring Outcomes in Income
Inside Higher Ed reporter Liam Knox quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale and Martin Van Der Werf in an article on the lucrative jobs STEM majors provide after graduation.
May 2, 2023
For a Good Job by 30, Do This in Your 20s
The Wall Street Journal reporter Lindsay Ellis cites “What Works: Ten Education, Training, and Work-Based Pathway Changes That Lead to Good Jobs” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about the surest career pathways to a good job by 30.
May 1, 2023
The 31 Colleges With the Best Bang for Your Buck
Business Insider economy reporting fellow Ethan Dodd cites “Ranking 4,500 Colleges by ROI (2022)” in an article that lists the top 31 colleges with the best return on investment.
April 27, 2023
Letters | On the IMF, Liberal-Arts Degrees, Housing in London, Woke History, Politicians, the OECD
The Economist guest writer Howard Gardener, Professor of cognition and education at Harvard Graduate School of Education, cites “Liberal Arts ROI” in an opinion article on the high earning potential of liberal-arts degrees.
April 26, 2023
Forget ‘Divisive Concepts’—Colleges Promote the Thinking Skills Critical for Democracy
Forbes contributor and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis cites “The Role of Education in Taming Authoritarian Attitudes” in an article on legislative efforts that are increasingly limiting college courses that engage with sensitive subjects such as gender, racism, and, freedom of speech.
April 26, 2023
Should You Go Back to School? How To Decide
Forbes Advisor contributor Meghan Gallagher cites “America’s Divided Recovery” in an article on the factors that influence why people return to college and how they can outweigh the high costs associated with it.
April 24, 2023
Opinion | Why Students Are Not Enrolling in Higher Education
The Washington Post cites “Liberal Arts ROI” in an opinion article that features various perspectives on whether or not falling enrollment in higher education results from the politicization of the academy.
April 24, 2023
How Well Do Career-Prep Offerings Serve Students?
Inside Higher Ed reporter Sara Weissman quotes CEW’s Jeff Strohl on the college programs and supports designed to help students get well-paying jobs and the limited research on their effectiveness at achieving this goal.
April 8, 2023
Healthcare, College Education, and Childcare Started Getting Worse Decades Ago. Now We’re All Finally Feeling It
Business Insider senior labor and inequality reporter Juliana Kaplan cites “If Not Now, When?” in an article that examines the long-term ramifications of a decades-old decision to cut federal spending on education and Pell Grants that continues to impact tuition, which has grown by 169% since 1980.
March 28, 2023
New Report: Selective Schools Likely Can’t Maintain Diversity if Affirmative Action Ends
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education staff writer Jon Edelman cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article on the impact a ban on affirmative action will have on maintaining diversity at selective colleges.
March 28, 2023
If Race-Conscious Admissions End, Selective Colleges Would Struggle To Create Diverse Classes
Higher Ed Dive senior reporter Jeremy Bauer-Wolf cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts,” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about the struggle to create diverse classes at selective colleges if race-conscious admissions is banned.
March 28, 2023
US Colleges Face Loss of Racial Diversity if Race-Conscious Admissions Banned, Study Shows
Reuters reporter Gabriella Borter cites “Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts,” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article about the impact on racial diversity at colleges if SCOTUS bans affirmative action.
March 18, 2023
The Decline of the Trades
Axios business reporter Erica Pandey quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article that discusses the increasing demand for technical workers with regard to a decline in support, stemming from older workers retiring and not enough young people training up to take their jobs.
March 17, 2023
This New Workplace Benefit Could Soon Become Standard
Forbes council member Bobby Matson cites “If Not Now, When?” in an article about the SECURE Act 2.0, a bipartisan piece of legislation designed to encourage more retirement savings.
March 15, 2023
Is It Possible To Avoid Student Debt? These Career, Education Tracks Offer a Different Path
USA Today Money and Personal Finance reporter Medora Lee cites “The College Payoff” and quotes CEW’s Anthony Carnevale in an article that explores the paths students are forging toward a future with little to no student debt.
March 15, 2023
The College Problem in America Is About More Than Cost
Forbes contributor and Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis cites “The College Payoff” in an article about the problems afflicting higher education that extend beyond cost.
March 14, 2023
Jaded With School, More Americans Are Skipping College
Education Week cites “College Payoff” and quotes CEW’s Zack Mabel in an article that links dwindling college enrollment to the effects of the pandemic, an increased interest in careers not requiring degrees, high tuition costs, and the prospect of student debt.
February 24, 2023
A $60K Starting Salary for Teachers? Not a Single State Meets the Bar
Education Week reporter Libby Stanford cites “Five Rules Of The College And Career Game” in an article about lawmakers prioritizing teacher pay in 2023.
