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Divided Decade

Why a college degree has become more important after the Great Recession, not less

by Kai Ryssdal
May 22, 2018
Public funding for higher ed may be getting scarcer, but a college degree is only getting more valuable.
US President Barack Obama (C) stands with ASU President Michael Crow (L) during the Arizona State University commencement ceremony at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona May 13, 2009.  
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Divided Decade

So, you're graduating into a financial crisis ...

by Carrie Barber
May 21, 2018
Here's what notable speakers had to say to the classes of 2009 and 2010, when job opportunities were scarce.
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College grads, please don't hurt us

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 8, 2012
Author Charles Wheelan asks recent college grads to not use their new knowledge for evil.
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