Its too early to write off college degrees eb
Even Harvard M.B.A.s Are Struggling to Land Jobs
The latest crop of elite business-school graduates is taking months to find new jobs.
62% of Americans Lack a College Degree. Can They Solve the Labor Shortage?
IBM, Delta and others have dropped college degree requirements but old hiring habits are hard to break.
Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?
For most people, the new economics of higher ed make going to college a risky bet.
Employers Rethink Need for College Degrees in Tight Labor Market
Companies such as Walmart and Delta Air Lines and Maryland’s state government have reduced requirements for some positions and shifted their focus to skills.
Skills-Based Hiring Is on the Rise
A study of 51 million job postings shows a trend of companies moving away from degree requirements for many roles.
Some CEOs Suggest Dropping Degree Requirements in Hiring
Millions of jobs requiring a four-year college degree can be done without that level of education, some corporate leaders say. To address inequalities in business and society, some executives suggest that companies shake up their approach to hiring and consider unconventional candidates.
Do you want to go to grad school or do you just need a snack?
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Elite M.B.A. Programs Report Steep Drop in Applications
Chip Cutter
Breaking Up the Degree Stranglehold: Disruption in Higher Education
Rita McGrath
More Universities Shut Down Traditional M.B.A. Programs as Popularity Wanes
More U.S. business schools are shutting down traditional master’s in business administration degrees and shifting resources to online M.B.A. and part-time degree programs.
3 Things Graduates Need to Know
Patrick Lencioni
Like a Boss: A College Course for First-Time Managers
Chip Cutter
Introverts tend to be better CEOs — and other surprising traits of top-performing executives - The Washington Post
How Taking a Gap Year Can Shape Your Life - The New York Times
Looking back, adults who took time off before or during college say they have no regrets.
Read These Books Instead of Getting an MBA
For the overwhelming majority, getting an MBA is the wrong move. Instead, you should read Influence, Mastery, or The 48 Laws of Power.
Making challenging subjects fun
Making challenging subjects fun
What Is College Worth? - The New Yorker
John Cassidy on “Will College Pay Off?,” by Peter Cappelli, and the dwindling economic returns of a higher education.
The Writing Assignment That Changes Lives : NPR Ed : NPR
Goal-setting closed achievement gaps in a recent experiment. The key element? Students put their thoughts in writing.
College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one. - The Washington Post
What truly makes an education valuable: the effort the student puts into it.
Stanford's Most Popular Class Isn't Computer Science--It's Something Much More Important | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Harvard, Stanford, and Minerva? The Next Elite University at Half the Price | Jeff Selingo | LinkedIn
When the most selective universities in the United States sent out their admissions decisions for the Class of 2019 a few weeks ago, they also publicly announced—somewhat proudly—how few students they actually admitted this year. In most cases, fewer than one out of ten students were accepted to places such as Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton.Such numbers and the anxiety they produce among high-school students and their parents frustrates Ben Nelson. He graduated from one of those institutions, the University of Pennsylvania, in the mid-1990s. That’s when it was slightly eas
Fixing the College Grad Hiring Process - HBR IdeaCast - Harvard Business Review
Excellent show on college recruiting, college career centers, and employer strategy.
The Future of College? - The Atlantic
Ivy League Schools Are Overrated. Send Your Kids Elsewhere. | New Republic
The nation's top colleges are turning our kids into zombies.
Why Do Americans Stink at Math? - NYTimes.com
The Common Core should finally improve math education. The problem is that no one has taught the teachers how to teach it.
The danger of making assumptions as educators
Striking a Balance: Digital Tools and Distraction in School | Edutopia
We should be deliberately teaching middle and high school students how to manage their devices.
In defense of laptops in the college classroom.
Starbucks college degree: A coup for Arizona State University.