Tagged: "NPR"
September 02, 2009
Choosing a College Major in the 21st Century–A Recent Grad Tells His Story
Yesterday I explained that I started up a conversation about education in the 21st century with a Twitter friend, Alex Berger. The conversation began because we had both listened to a piece on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, in which guests debated the value of particular college majors. Alex wrote me an extended email [...]
September 01, 2009
Choose A Major Based on Career Interests? Pros and Cons
About a week ago, I was driving to pick up my kids from school when I heard a piece on National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” about choosing a college major in tough economic times. The piece was headlined by a professor of labor statistics, whose basic argument is that students need to consider [...]
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