I became an English major because I like to read. In this economy and at a college where most students have their eyes set on high-powered consulting or Wall Street jobs, deciding to have an academic ...

I’m Scott Carlson, a senior writer at The Chronicle covering higher ed and where it’s going. Some months ago, Corey Moss-Pech, an assistant professor of sociology at Florida State University, asked if ...

A college major in a subject like finance or computer science is often touted as the ticket to a well-paying position in good times and bad, and that is mostly true. But when it comes to employment ...