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Earnings, Underemployment, and Unemployment Rates for Recent College Graduates

April 13, 2026

For nearly a decade, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published quarterly and annual reports on labor market outcomes for recent college graduates. A footnote to the most…

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Is Communication the Last Mile of Human Intelligence?

April 6, 2026

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about the value of a liberal arts education in the age of AI. Citing the importance of critical thinking, analytical reasoning, persuasive…

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In The Age of Four Million Books, We Must Improve…

March 30, 2026

A recent Kenneth Whyte post I read cited a startling statistic: more than four million books were published in the U.S. in a single year. That figure, drawn from industry reporting,…

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The 120-Credit Illusion: Why the 3-Year Bachelor’s Degree is on…

March 24, 2026

For more than a century, the American bachelor’s degree has been defined not by what students learn, but by how long they sit in classrooms. Thanks to the Carnegie Foundation’s…

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The Problem Isn’t Choosing a Major, It’s When We Ask…

March 16, 2026

When my twin daughters were recruited by colleges, they were advised to apply to the business school because it was harder to transfer into the business school once they were…

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Reassessing the Value of Liberal Arts Education in the Age…

March 9, 2026

Parents are understandably anxious. Artificial intelligence is moving quickly. Tools that did not exist three years ago can now draft memos, analyze financial statements, generate computer code, design marketing campaigns,…

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Crisis and Opportunity: Deloitte’s 2026 Higher Education Trends Report

March 2, 2026

You would have to be a hermit, living a life removed from all forms of media and conversations with people, to be unaware of the multiple crises endangering institutions of…

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The Parent PLUS Loan Crisis is Worse Than You Think

February 24, 2026

I received a LinkedIn email notification from a good friend and former colleague last week. He asked me if I had seen a LinkedIn post from one of our former…

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The Tuition Discounting Trap: Understanding Net Price at Private Colleges

February 12, 2026

Over the past few weeks, I’ve published several articles about private colleges in the US. My first post discussed two articles by Daniel Greenstein, whose research of more than 1,000…

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