Higher education is in triage mode as it scrambles to lessen the negative impacts from this year’s delayed rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
It might be the most common question college students get. “What’s your major?” While it may be a great conversation starter on campus, the question isn’t all that effective in predicting someone’s job choice—certainly not a full career trajectory.
Amid rising costs and questions about higher education, fewer young people are going to college, and that’s bad for all of us.
Of all the discussions about the cost and price of college, the most important often happen far from the seats of power in Congress and university boardrooms.
Two thought leaders, Lumina Foundation’s Jamie Merisotis and Anthony Carnevale of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, share insights on the enduring value of college learning experiences, college affordability, the role of storytelling to amplify higher ed’s importance, and more.
As state legislatures across the country get deeper into the policymaking process this year, we’re getting a clearer idea of how they may act on the top issues facing college students and families.
When we think of ways to make college more affordable and make degrees more valuable in the workplace, we don’t think about Chris Jones.
New information about the immense value of college degrees will delight supporters of higher education. But what’s behind the numbers tells a tale of the unfinished business of college attainment.
College students graduating this year have gotten mixed signals about the strength of the job market, but this much is clear: Just as for those final exams in the spring, preparation is everything when it comes to a solid career launch.
