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A few universities help black and Hispanic students reach and finish graduate school

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It’s an untapped market, and economically it makes sense.”. Duke Building, which houses several of the university’s research labs. Photo: Thomas Weybrecht for The Hechinger Report.

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Colleges Must Respond to America’s Skill-Based Economy

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Since then, I have enjoyed serving on various panels like those with the Colorado Business Roundtable discussing the future of higher education and its intersection with economic and workforce needs. percent in 2032. Together, we can unlock upward social and economic mobility for our youth and for working adults.

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

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The impact of this is economic decline, Jeff Strohl, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, said bluntly. We have a lot of people moving from economic producers to economic consumers, and there just arent enough people coming up behind them to replace them.

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