On AlterNet: higher education

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "higher education"

Janitors With Ph.D.s: Why We're Spending Way Too Much on Higher Education

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. October 25, 2010.

Some 17 Million Americans have college degrees but don't need them. Should we be encouraging even more people to pursue degrees when their economic futures are far from certain?

How California's Oil and Water Policies Are Bankrupting Higher Education

Patrick Porgans, Seth Sandronsky, AlterNet. May 27, 2010.

California oil and water policies reap windfall profits for banking institutions, land developers and agribusiness, but are undermining the state's higher education plan.

U.S. One of Two Countries Where Kids' Educational Attainment is Lower Than Their Parents'

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. January 8, 2010.

U.S. students today are also less likely to earn technical degrees, courses of study are rising elsewhere with the advent of the digital age.

Is a GED More Valuable Than a PhD?

Kai Ma, The Daily Beast. January 28, 2009.

In an economy where so many people are overqualified, having an advanced degree is virtually worthless.

How Colleges Are Using a Cynical Ploy to Appear More Exclusive

Zac Bissonette, The Daily Beast. January 6, 2009.

Schools are cruelly soliciting more applications than they need just to improve their selectivity ratings.

Going to College & Grad School Looks Like a Disaster

Nan Mooney, AlterNet. December 2, 2008.

Thinking about going back to school in a weak jobs market? Students face a plague of loan problems, less aid and higher tuition and fees.

The U.S. Should Never Deny the Right to Education. So Why Are We?

Cristina Jimenez, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: PEEK. July 28, 2008.

The DREAM Act is a small first step to a better and more effective immigration debate.

Higher Education Conformity

Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbaraehrenreich.com. May 2, 2007.

Is a college degree really a sign of competence? Or is it chiefly a signal to employers that you've mastered the ability to obey and conform?