Huh?! So we are paying for expensive college tuition for this ‘knowledge’?! Distressing…
Topic: college graduates
50% of College Graduates say College Education was Worth The Cost
As The Chronicle of Higher Education reported, only half of recent college graduates say their undergraduate education and cost were worth it: Only half of 30,000 college alumni polled for the Gallup-Purdue Index strongly agreed…
Federal Reserve Study: College Degrees for Minorities No Guarantee of Raising Income
Campus Reform with more on the study: The report released this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis poses the question, “Why didn’t higher education protect Hispanic and black wealth?” in response to…
The Urgent Demand for STEM Graduates may be Overblown
Even the AAUP is doubting whether the emphasis and urgency of graduating STEM degree holders is actually an accurate one.
Wharton Professor asks, Will College Pay Off?
Many agree that by making college more accessible, it is actually flooding the labor market with college graduates to the point that not all of them can be hired.
49% of 2014 College Grads say Their Current Jobs are Beneath Their Skill Level
The College Fix said: “Nearly half of recent college grads say their jobs are beneath their skill level, with 49 percent of 2013 and 2014 college graduates reporting underemployed, a recent Accenture employment survey released this…
Unemployment Rate for Journalism Grads Continues to Climb
A new report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce shows that unemployment rates for recent college graduates are falling for almost everyone except for those in journalism. The report, Hard Times to…
Did Governor Scott Walker Graduate?
Reports that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker did not graduate from college have provoked a stream of broadsides, most of them misleading. For starters, he left after three and a half years “in good standing,” according…