RE: "Credentials are so 20th century" - "The degree is doomed" - Harvard Business Review

[Michael Wyland <michael -at- sumptionandwyland -dot- com>]

Gene:

I agree, and will add a couple of factors.  The late '70s and early '80s saw two trends (among others) affecting college students and business: 1) the emergence of technology leading to a slimming down of middle management and general "skilled administration" positions typically populated with college graduates with liberal arts degrees; and 2) historically high student loan interest rates, which increased pressure on students, parents, and recent graduates to focus on education debt economically justified by postgraduate salary potential.


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