web01.fireside.fm Sun, 10 May 2026 04:48:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Elegant Ramblings - Episodes Tagged with “Education” https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/tags/education Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0500 A podcast where I read self-written essays on anything that interest me! en-us episodic Smart essays designed to make you think more deeply about the world around us Elegant Ramblings A podcast where I read self-written essays on anything that interest me! no Essays, United States, non-fiction, arts and sciences, government, thoughts Elegant Ramblings elegantramblings@gmail.com Episode 6: Episode 6: The one about College https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/6 907a03d8-8069-4321-a472-349a02bcd163 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0500 Elegant Ramblings 6 Episode 6: The one about College full Elegant Ramblings My look at the rising cost of college and what steps can be taken to make college better for everyone 24:01 no <p>You can check out our sponsor here:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903</a></p> <p>Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:</p> <p><a href="https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/</a></p> <p>Why So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:</p> <p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825</a></p> <p>Health care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:</p> <p><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/</a></p> <p>Falling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:<br> <a href="https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/</a></p> <p>You Still Need a Degree:</p> <p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2</a></p> <p>Fact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:</p> <p><a href="https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/</a></p> <p>College Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:<br> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/</a></p> <p>More U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:</p> <p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/</a></p> <p>The College Wage Premium:</p> <p><a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium</a></p> <p>Did Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:<br> <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904</a> </p> Education, History, Politics, America, higher education, college, university You can check out our sponsor here:

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Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:

https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/

Why So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:

https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825

Health care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/

Falling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:
https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/

You Still Need a Degree:

https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2

Fact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:

https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/

College Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/

More U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/

The College Wage Premium:

https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium

Did Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904

]]> You can check out our sponsor here:

https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903

Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:

https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/

Why So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:

https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825

Health care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/

Falling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:
https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/

You Still Need a Degree:

https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2

Fact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:

https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/

College Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/

More U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/

The College Wage Premium:

https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium

Did Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904

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