<p>Eddie Watson talks about reclaiming the narrative on the value of higher education on episode 247 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.<br />
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<h2>Quotes from the episode</h2>
<p><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/247"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11603" src="https://images.coachingforleaders.com/cb:ztCJ~31fd5/w:auto/h:auto/q:mauto/ig:avif/f:best/https://teachinginhighered.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tihe247-2.jpeg" alt="Value of Higher Education " width="720" height="481" /></a>We have a unique opportunity to … reclaim the narrative on the value of higher education.<br />
—C. Edward Watson</p>
<p>You learn things in the classroom — can you make those things work in a real-world setting?<br />
—C. Edward Watson</p>
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<h2>Resources Mentioned</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/2018EmployerResearchReport.pdf">AAC&amp;U Report &#8211; Fulfilling the American Dream: Liberal Education and the Future of Work</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/06/01/how-the-great-recession-changed-the-job-market-forever-for-college-grads/?utm_term=.c0fed0349ceb">How the Great Recession changed the job market forever for college grads in The Washington Post </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/10/09/gallup-survey-finds-falling-confidence-higher-education">Falling Confidence in Higher Ed, by Scott Jaschik</a></li>
<li><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=702463.">The Long-Term Labor Market Consequences of Graduating from College in a Bad Economy, by Lisa B. Kahn</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.burning-glass.com/research-project/underemployment/">Underemployment: Research on the Long-Term Impact on Careers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hs.joinhandshake.com/campustocareer2018">Handshake’s Annual Report | 2018 &#8211; Campus to Career</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.aacu.org/value-rubrics">AAC&amp;U VALUE Rubrics</a></li>
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