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1) A college degree is more about signaling your worth than about learning.
This is hardly a brilliant insight—many are now saying this. But when you’ve lived it yourself, it changes your perspective on everything.
People opened doors for me and gave me a chance on a few occasions because of my academic degrees. But what I did with those opportunit... See more
This is hardly a brilliant insight—many are now saying this. But when you’ve lived it yourself, it changes your perspective on everything.
People opened doors for me and gave me a chance on a few occasions because of my academic degrees. But what I did with those opportunit... See more
Ted Gioia • Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts?
As in any sector, Covid-19 has yielded some unlikely winners. For example, the Cal State system, who many would argue is the real jewel of California, has announced they will be online only. This allows them to focus on the tech and training to deliver a better online experience. Cal State, which will graduate 40,000 more students than the entire I... See more
Scott Galloway • Post Corona: Higher Ed, Part Deux | No Mercy / No Malice
The reputation of a wide range of schools often shapes the expectations of everyone from parents to admissions officers, job recruiters to blind dates. This isn’t to say their reputations aren’t deserved, but their brand and reputation certainly affect people’s opinions, and expectations, of their graduates.
Dan Ariely • Dollars and Sense
The problem is graver than you think. People go to business school to learn how to do well while ensuring their survival—but what the economy, as a collective, wants them to do is to not survive, rather to take a lot, a lot of imprudent risks themselves and be blinded by the odds.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Incerto 4-Book Bundle
Even as the cost of tuition increased, the value of university went unquestioned. Colleges bundled education and signaling. Students who thrived in boring classes signaled traits to employers, like conscientiousness, intelligence and conformity. Now, due to the proliferation of information on the internet and the rise of affordable and effective al... See more