Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published on RealClear Education on August 8, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. “I’m going to be in debt for my whole f—ing life. How does that even make sense? I signed up for this s— when I was […]
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According to a 2025 Gen Z Career Prospects Report, which surveyed 1,000 full-time Gen Z workers across the U.S., nearly 23 percent say they regret going to college, and another 19 percent say their degree hasn’t helped them in their career. A separate article published last month affirms the trend, noting that “for a growing […]
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Are majors in the liberal arts unprofitable? Are degrees in the fine and performing arts a waste of time and resources? Is going to college for computer science now impractical due to rising unemployment rates? Should we all just become plumbers? Current and near-future college students face a great deal of stress. The gravity of […]
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Here’s the major question about the famous suicide by fire of the young Tunisian Mohammed Bouazizi: why did it trigger so much upheaval in so many Arab lands? Widespread poverty, political corruption, and ruthless oppression are an old story in Arab countries. Why should this suicide have produced so many furious young adults risking their […]
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