Colleges Should Teach the Job Search
“I have applied to 100 jobs and have heard back only rejections or no response.” Have you ever had this conversation with a distressed young adult or even experienced it…
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Legal Trouble on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
The Los Angeles Film School is caught up in a scandal over its alleged efforts to trick students into believing that its graduates do extraordinarily well in the Hollywood job…
Another Return-On-Investment Boost
If one thing has become clear in the last decade, it is that not all college degrees are created equal. Rather than simply attending any college and getting any degree,…
The Business of Selling Dreams
The point of a college degree is to gain essential skills and knowledge that support your career. In other words, it is to get a job in a field you’re…
Higher-Ed Reform’s Coming of Age
On this we all agree: Higher education is in crisis. Rolling protests, rising tuition, and growing distrust have compelled elected officials to speak seriously about reforming our nation’s postsecondary education…
Universities Can Do More to Prepare Students for the Workforce
One of the main goals of colleges and universities is to prepare students to enter the workforce, ideally in a manner connected to their fields of study. Likewise, a college…
What Do “Gainful Employment” Regulations Accomplish?
The Biden administration will soon implement a set of regulations that are commonly known as “Gainful Employment.” These regulations would restrict some college programs’ eligibility to participate in federal financial-aid…
Are Microcredentials More Than the Next Higher-Ed Fad?
How do you spot a hot trend in higher education? Hint: Headlines in industry outlets simultaneously insist that everyone wants it, no one is sure what it is, and nobody…
Could Law School Be the Worst Higher Education Investment?
For decades, law school was a growth industry. Back in 1970, there were 146 law schools with an enrollment of 78,000 students; by 2013, there were 201 schools, enrolling 139,000…
Did You Know? The UNC Degrees That Don’t Pay Off
Too many North Carolina students leave their universities with too much debt and a degree that won’t pay off. A new tool released in January by the Texas Public Policy…