#college
# education
A study of over 2,000 students found some very disturbing facts about the American college system.
# education
The ivory tower phenomenon is real, and it's brutal on scientists and their research.
# education
Humanities scholars are still on a campaign to discourage the rise in STEM and vocational majors.
# education
Not making future doctors take enough science classes or pass stringent exams to appeal to humanities majors is a recipe for disaster.
# education
College education seems due for an overhaul and the first step may be admitting that not everyone needs it.
As more Americans are rethinking the value of a college education, some humanities scholars are advocating not just more college, but the least employable majors possible.
# science
Scientifically illiterate politicians on the cultural warpath and their fans convinced millions that scientists lead a charmed life in ivory towers. Spoiler alert: they do not.
Hedge fund manager James Altucher has a radical solution to college debt and degrees with little utility in the job market. Just don't go to college. But is that a realistic option?
Higher education in America is turning into a credentialing arms race and leading students to ask if the debt and effort are really worth it in the end.
# education
College was supposed to open doors to a bright future. Instead, it became a debt-generating Catch-22 for many.