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How Higher Ed Can Prepare Students for Today’s Digital Jobs

While colleges have continued to do a reasonably good job of preparing students with the cognitive skills they need to become successful professionals, employers have changed. Systems and processes...

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Higher ed staff shortages hit financial aid offices insidehighered.com/news/2021…

Higher ed staff shortages hit financial aid offices

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Former Georgetown Univ. tennis coach pleads guilty in Varsity Blues scandal bostonglobe.com/2021/10/25/m…

Former Georgetown Univ. tennis coach pleads guilty in Varsity Blues scandal - The Boston Globe

A former Georgetown University tennis coach at the center of the Varsity Blues scandal pleaded guilty Monday to pocketing bribes totaling more than $3 million to help students get accepted to the...

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Why College Is So Expensive In America youtu.be/aWJ0OaojfiA via @YouTube

Why College Is So Expensive In America

College in the United States is expensive. The cost of higher educa...

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‘It doesn’t seem fair': She has $131K in student loans and can’t afford her life, despite making $110K a year. How to get out of student-loan debt faster marketwatch.com/story/it-doe…

‘It doesn’t seem fair': I have $131K in student loans and can’t afford my life, despite making...

Strategies for digging out of student loan debt.

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Dept. of Ed announces Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program changes cnbc.com/2021/10/06/dept-of-…
Two Parents Are the First to Face Trial in College Admissions Scandal nytimes.com/2021/09/12/educa…

Two Parents Are the First to Face Trial in College Admissions Scandal (Published 2021)

At issue are the parents’ conduct, U.S.C.’s admissions practices and possibly the fairness of the college admissions process itself.

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70% of Millennials Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Survey businessinsider.com/broke-mi…

70% of millennials are living paycheck to paycheck, more than any other generation

Most millennials are hitting a precarious life stage, full of expensive milestones but not peak earnings. The economy of this century hasn't helped.

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Those 529 plans can be a flexible wealth transfer tool, advisors say cnbc.com/2021/06/15/those-52…

Those 529 college savings plans can be a flexible way to transfer wealth

The 529 college savings plan is a flexible way for families to transfer wealth and may become more valuable if Congress passes Biden's proposed tax increases.

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College Board and ACT: Should Big Test remain as gatekeeper of higher education? finance.yahoo.com/news/colle…
Another Elite U.S. B-School Will Keep The Option To Waive The GMAT poetsandquants.com/2021/06/1… via @PoetsAndQuants

Another Elite U.S. B-School Will Keep The Option To Waive The GMAT & GRE

Another top-25 business school in the United States is extending its Covid-19-sparked admission test waiver into the next cycle.

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Nearly half of older millennials wish they'd chosen a different career cnbc.com/2021/06/17/nearly-h…

Almost half of older millennials wish they'd chosen a different career path—what they'd do differ...

Older millennials across the country share what they'd do differently in their career.

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12 Charts That Explain Why So Many Want A Harvard MBA poetsandquants.com/2021/06/0… via @PoetsAndQuants

12 Charts That Explain Why So Many Want A Harvard MBA

Harvard MBA hiring trends over the past five years in 12 charts that tell the story of how much they make, where they go and what they do

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This may not be all that of a surprise. But it is a good reminder of how college degree attainment can play a multiplying effect, generationally. How well college graduates do financially depends on their parents. #HigherEd cnb.cx/2Rwcrs2

How well college graduates do financially depends on their parents

If you're a college graduate, whether or not your parents also have a college degree likely will affect your lifetime income and wealth.

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How well college graduates do financially depends on their parents cnb.cx/2Rwcrs2

How well college graduates do financially depends on their parents

If you're a college graduate, whether or not your parents also have a college degree likely will affect your lifetime income and wealth.

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Got a low SAT score? That might not be a problem this year even if you’ve applied to Harvard or Yale. #HigherEd wsj.com/articles/college-adm… via @WSJ

College Admission Season Is Crazier Than Ever. That Could Change Who Gets In.

By waiving SATs and ACTs, highly selective schools invited an unprecedented wave of applications, upending the traditional decision process.

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Analyzing College Prestige and Virality Through Google Trends by @HarvardODP. #highered link.medium.com/o6bQPECmsfb

Analyzing College Prestige and Virality Through Google Trends

The Ivy League has lost its luster.

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Ivy league acceptance rates low as students face COVID hurtles. #highered businessinsider.com/ivy-leag…

Acceptance rates at elite colleges hit a record low as students face cancelled college entrance...

Despite a surge in applications because of standardized test cancellations, Ivy Leagues have recorded "record low" admission rates.

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Groundwork being laid for Biden to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt.#highered finance.yahoo.com/news/4-sig…

Groundwork being laid for Biden to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt

President Biden appears to be giving serious consideration to broad debt forgiveness.

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Fewer kids are going to college because they say it costs too much.#highered cnb.cx/3thukIn

Fewer kids are going to college because they say it costs too much

A college education is increasingly out of reach for many students. The coronavirus pandemic accelerated the problem of affordability.

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