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Does College Matter?

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

With soaring student debt, innovative technology, and new-fashioned careers—we wanted to ask the question: does college still matter? The second season of “Does College Matter?” will bring y...

Episodes

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#48 Love What You Do: An Interview with Joselyn Cousins

In our interview with Joselyn Cousins, first generation college student and community development practitioner, you'll learn about Joselyn's...

20:55Sep 18, 2017

#47 Reimagining High School for a High Tech World: The Phoenix Coding Academy

Reimagining High School for a High Tech World: The Phoenix Coding Academy Description: We visit a new kind of high school that's blurring th...

24:36Sep 5, 2017

#46 Redefining Education: An Interview with Nikhil Goyal

In our interview with Nikhil Goyal (journalist, activist, and author of Schools on Trial ), you'll learn about what makes him an extreme lea...

24:00Aug 28, 2017

#45 Don't Be Afraid to Not Know: An Interview with Alivia Blount

In our conversation with Alivia Blount, a Code2040 fellow, Data Analytics intern at Intuit, Winner of the 2015 USC "Hack the Gender Gap" , a...

23:42Aug 14, 2017

#44 The Future of Work & Learning : An Interview with Parminder Jassal

In our interview with Parminder Jassal (Learn & Work Futures Group Director at Institute for the Future), you'll learn about why she thinks...

33:42Aug 7, 2017

#43 How Gaming Can Make You a Better Problem Solver: An Interview with Jane McGonigal

In our interview with Jane McGonigal (Chief Creative Officer, SuperBetter Labs and Research Affiliate at Institute for the Future), you'll l...

35:04Jul 31, 2017

#42 Imagining Possibilities for the Future: An Interview with Marina Gorbis

In our interview with Marina Gorbis, Executive Director for the Institute for the Future, you'll learn about how IFTF helps people imagine t...

34:42Jul 24, 2017

#41 Your Financial Well-Being: An Interview with Jason Young

In our conversation with Jason Young, the founder of Mindblown Labs, you'll learn about how gamification can help millennials make better fi...

32:45Jul 17, 2017

#40 There Are No Throwaway People: An Interview with Kenyatta Leal

In our conversation with Kenyatta Leal, you'll learn about his transformative journey from former convict to management, how education turne...

36:02Jul 10, 2017

#39 Learn to Code with Her: An Interview with Laurence Bradford

In our conversation with Laurence Bradford, the creator of Learn to Code with Me , you ' ll hear about Laurence's own transformation from no...

24:17Jul 3, 2017

#38 Welcome to Change: An Interview with Dr. Teri Delane

In our conversation with Dr. Teri Delane, the founding principal of Life Learning Academy Charter School, you'll learn about Teri's own jour...

24:51Jun 25, 2017

#37 Special Episode: Exploring the Power of Texting with Up Next

Believe it: 10 text over the summer can increase college enrollment by 10%. A joint effort between digital creative agency Huge, non-profit...

16:00Oct 12, 2016

#36 Special Episode: Overcoming the Odds with Reach Higher

The Reach Higher initiative is the First Lady's effort to inspire every student in America to take charge of their future by completing thei...

28:01Oct 5, 2016

#35 Reflecting on Education & This Season: Conversations with Mary Daly and Our Team

In our final episode of Season 2, we talk to Mary Daly, "the people's economist," about what roles economic mobility and economic inequality...

38:37Jun 16, 2016

#34 The Truth About Higher Ed Debt: An Interview with Isabel Sawhill & Beth Akers

In our interview with Isabel Sawhill and Beth Akers, two Research Fellows from the Brookings Institution, we talk about college affordabilit...

18:45Jun 9, 2016

#33 Demystifying Student Debt: An Interview with Susan Dynarski

In our interview with Susan Dynarski, a professor at the University of Michigan and writer for the New York Times' Upshot column, she dispel...

19:40Jun 1, 2016

#32 The Well-Educated Barista: An Interview with Jaison Abel

In our conversation with economist Jaison Abel, he talks about the "well-educated barista" and how new grads fare in the job market.

16:40May 25, 2016

#31 The Art of Smart Apparel: An Interview with Maddy Maxey

In our conversation with Maddy Maxey, the Co-Founder and President of The Crated, she talks about how she came up with her company's name, h...

21:00May 19, 2016

Taking a Break This Week

We're taking a quick break from "Does College Matter?" this week. We'll be back next week with the founder of The Crated, Maddy Maxey.

01:40May 12, 2016

#30 The Power of Storytelling: An Interview with Matt Lieber ft. Vanessa Ishii

In this interview, guest-host Vanessa Ishii (from Stitcher Radio) and Matt Lieber (co-founder of Gimlet Media) explore the world of storytel...

16:34May 5, 2016