Special Edition: Is a College Degree Worthwhile?
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 18 September 2021
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Today we're talking all about college degrees. We're getting into how valuable they are, or aren't, in today's job market for both workers and employers, and how the pandemic impacted students' ability to get a degree in the first place.
You'll hear from Christy Baker-Smith. She's the executive director of the Hope Center at Temple University. The center works to make college more accessible and impactful for anyone who wants to attend.
But first, Brian Kropp is back on the show. He's the chief of research for the Gartner HR practice. Gartner is the world's leading research and advisory company.
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| 0:30.2 | Today is Saturday, September 18th, and we're talking all about college degrees, |
| 0:34.8 | from how valuable they are or aren't in today's job market for both workers and employers, |
| 0:39.4 | to the impact of the pandemic on student's ability to get a degree in the first place. |
| 0:44.0 | You'll hear from Christy Baker Smith, the executive director of the Hope Center at Temple University. |
| 0:48.5 | The center works to make college more accessible and impactful for anyone who wants to attend. |
| 0:52.8 | But first, Brian Crop is back on the show. He's the chief of research for the Gartner HR practice. |
| 0:58.1 | Gartner is the world's leading research and advisory company. |
| 1:03.5 | Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, |
| 1:06.4 | when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in |
| 1:10.1 | the news. Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes, |
| 1:14.2 | where we provide all the day's news in 10 minutes. |
| 1:17.6 | It's now time for today's Special Edition Saturday. |
| 1:23.5 | Hi, Brian, thanks for coming on the Newsworthy. |
| 1:25.4 | Thanks for having me. I appreciate it. |
| 1:27.0 | So first, let me just ask, what's your take on the value of a college degree in today's world? |
| 1:31.6 | There's certainly a lot of value in having that college degree, |
| 1:34.1 | but when it comes to employment and job opportunities, in some ways it's becoming less valuable, |
| 1:39.2 | because of how competitive the labor market has become. |
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