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American higher education is no longer just problematic. It's a Kafkaesque maze where almost every turn leads somewhere you don't want to be.
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If you're going to attend a foreign college, make sure you know what you're getting into and pick your host country wisely.
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In computer science, a PhD offers fewer jobs for slightly more money and fewer opportunities for growth.
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In light of eye-opening reports about higher ed, Americans need to start asking themselves a fundamental question: how many people really need to go to college?
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A study of over 2,000 students found some very disturbing facts about the American college system.
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Regardless of what you may have heard, computer science will not make you a better writer or communicator.
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Humanities scholars are still on a campaign to discourage the rise in STEM and vocational majors.
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College education seems due for an overhaul and the first step may be admitting that not everyone needs it.
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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.
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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?