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Inside Higher Ed Steven Mintz August 19, 2021 What should we do about the educated underemployed? Is the United States producing an overeducated class with few prospects of holding a job commensurate with their education? That appears to be the case. Brandeis economist Nader Habibi wrote that too many politicians and parents ignore “an inconvenient truth: […]

SJVC August 19, 2021 Thirty years ago, there was more going on than those flash-fads of parachute pants, beanie babies and Macarena performances. A growing interest in the community for a high-end career as a well-trained aircraft mechanic caught the interest of San Joaquin Valley College. The big aircraft companies and carriers at that time, […]

Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik August 17, 2021 The Department of Education has updated prior guidance to financial aid administrators about their authority to exercise “professional judgment” for individual financial aid applicants and adjust recently unemployed applicants’ income to zero. This action is designed to ensure that students receive the maximum benefit to which they are entitled […]