Episode #21 | A Conversation with Anthony Carnevale of Georgetown University

06/01/22 • 44 min

As Research Professor and Director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Dr. Anthony Carnevale knows the journey adolescents take to adulthood has changed drastically over the last 40 years.

Decades ago, a high school education was enough to help a young adult land a job with a living wage. Today, college—if not a secondary degree—is a requirement.

In a new episode of our MindMaxing podcast series, “Adolescence to Adulthood,” Dr. Carnevale outlines the political, economic, and social shifts that have made obtaining a college education a necessity—and a challenge—for many students, especially those from lower-income families.

He warns, “We’re getting better and better at education and connecting it to labor markets, but it’s being done for the most advantaged kids.”

Listen to this fascinating and insightful episode.

06/01/22 • 44 min

MindMaxing: Conversations on Higher Ed - Episode #21 | A Conversation with Anthony Carnevale of Georgetown University

Transcript

Hi, my name's Lee Maxey and I'm the CEO at Mindmax, and welcome to another mind maxing podcast. We are glad to present our new series, which is adolescents to adulthood and how educational experiences and structures either help or hinder someone and their journey to adulthood. We are glad to explore this from a variety of perspectives from people who are looking at it in the K12 or higher ed or the employer perspective and those on the fringe, servicing all those in that process. We hope you e

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