Media Mentions
June 25, 2011
Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off
June 25, 2011
Why College Brings a Huge Return
June 16, 2011
Do Majors Matter?
May 31, 2011
Roundup: Your Commute May Be Killing You
May 26, 2011
Affluent Students Dominate Top Colleges
May 26, 2011 On May 26, the Center's Director of Research Jeff Strohl was on Boston's NPR program "On Point" with outgoing Amherst college president Anthony Marx to discuss why increasing access to college has not resulted in greater equality.
May 24, 2011
On path to riches, no sign of fluffy majors
May 24, 2011
The 20 Best- and Worst-Paid College Majors
May 24, 2011
Calculating the Potential Return on Your Major
May 24, 2011
Collegiate major tied to earning potential
May 24, 2011
New study tells students the worth of their majors
September 14, 2010
Educating against Outsourcing
September 14, 2010 In "Count on the College Premium," Stephen Rose points out that doomsday jobs forecasts are an American tradition and argues that the jobs, particularly those requiring postsecondary education, will come back.
August 31, 2010
Measuring Green Jobs
August 31, 2010 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have invested almost $100 billion in the “green economy.” This includes money for everything from workforce development and training, to research on cutting-edge technologies, to tax breaks for homeowners who weatherize their houses. In 2010, The Center on Education and the Workforce was awarded, along with eight state partners.
June 15, 2010
HELP WANTED garners immediate attention.
June 15, 2010 HELP WANTED's detailed look at jobs and education has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal blog, Inside Higher Ed, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications.
April 15, 2010
Career Readiness Redefined
April 15, 2010 In two articles from Inside Higher Ed and Education Week, Dr. Carnevale comments on a new definition of 'career readiness' released by the Association for Career and Technical Education.
April 8, 2010
Anthony P. Carnevale Receives Morris T. Keeton Award
April 8, 2010 Last fall, Director Anthony P. Carnevale received the Morris T. Keeton Award from the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). Named for the Council's founder, the award honors an individual who has has made significant contributions to adult education and experiential learning. Dr. Carnevale was recently interviewed for CAEL's March Newsletter. Download
March 15, 2010
Community Colleges as Economic Saviors
March 15, 2010 Anthony Carnevale discusses the increasingly important role of community colleges in this University Business article.
February 24, 2010
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
February 24, 2010 Dr. Carnevale testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions: A Stronger Workforce Investment System for a Stronger Economy.
November 11, 2009
What the Workforce Will Require of Students
November 11, 2009 This Education Week blog features highlights from Help Wanted: Postsecondary Education and Training Required, a chapter authored by Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith, and Jeff Strohl that illuminates the need for a degreed workforce to replace retiring baby boomers. The chapter is available on our website under Publications. Download
April 17, 2009
Coverage of The Center’s Stimulus Analysis
April 17, 2009 Recent articles from Employment & Training Reporter, Inside Higher Ed, Youth Today, and the New Yorker that feature a new study from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, which analyzes the education and training requirements of stimulus jobs.
Times Higher Education deputy features editor & reporter Jack Grove quotes CEW’s Director Anthony Carnevale in an article on how adopting a ‘holistic’ admissions approach in the aftermath of SCOTUS ban on affirmative action is unlikely to be sufficient enough in widening minority students' access to selective colleges.