Jul 09 Watch 6:00 Why getting a college degree doesn’t always pay off By PBS News Hour Today college is seen as crucial for career success and prosperity. "Will College Pay Off?" is a new book by Peter Cappelli, and the answer, he suggests, is that it depends -- on the price tag, how fast a student… Continue watching
Jul 09 The formula for making a good college investment By Paul Solman Is college worth the financial cost? Here's what parents and students need to know to make the best financial decision when it comes to deciding on which college to attend. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 6:57 Filmmakers who exposed military sexual assaults turn camera to colleges By PBS News Hour A new film called "The Hunting Ground" offers a disturbing look at sexual assault at colleges around the country. Producer Amy Ziering and director Kirby Dick previously examined the widespread crisis of sexual assault in the U.S. military in their… Continue watching
Oct 15 Students react to decision to admit transgender students at Mount Holyoke By Kirk Carapezza, WGBH This fall, Mount Holyoke College in Western Massachusetts became the second all-women's college in the U.S. to begin accepting applications from transgender students. Continue reading
Jul 30 The most cost effective college in America? Not Harvard… By Simone Pathe The latest rankings of four-year colleges and universities come from Money Magazine, but the top schools in this list may catch some college-ranking connoisseurs by surprise. Continue reading
Jul 25 When a college contracts ‘adjunctivitis,’ it’s the students who lose By Joseph Fruscione With adjunct professors constituting over 70 percent of college and university faculty, former professor Joe Fruscione explains why adjuncts are petitioning the Department of Labor about their working conditions, and why the real losers in this situation are the students… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Labor board rules Northwestern football players are entitled to unionize as school employees By PBS News Hour The National Labor Relations Board has made a landmark ruling in favor of football players at Northwestern University who claim they are school employees. Currently the decision only applies to private schools, but it is expected to reverberate more widely. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch For undocumented ‘dreamers,’ private initiative aims to help pay college tuition By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Study finds high SAT and ACT scores might not spell success at college By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Is academia suffering from ‘adjunctivitis’? Low-paid adjunct professors struggle to make ends meet By PBS News Hour Juggling multiple part-time jobs, earning little-to-no benefits, depending on public assistance: This is the financial reality for many adjunct professors across the nation. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks for the origins of this growing employment trend at colleges and universities. Continue watching