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Half of New College Grads Jobless or Underemployed


A new AP story suggests generation Hope & Change is looking more like generation Hope & “Can you spare some change?”






The good news is: For students of science and engineering, the employment prospects are much better. But why is it that so few students are aware of the vast differences in employability and earnings between various majors? Why do so many liberal-arts graduates seem utterly surprised that there are no jobs out there for them after graduation? Colleges ought to educate their students on the economic consequences of choosing one major over another.

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When colleges publish all those glossy brochures, meant to attract new students willing to shell out tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of dollars for a degree — photos replete with smiling co-eds sharply dressed for the business world — they ought to include a photo of a guy standing beside an espresso machine, wearing a green apron, above a caption that reads: This could be you in four years!



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