More educated women
The trend continues that women are adjusting better to the changing economy than men. Yahoo! News has an article using Census data that for the first time ever there are more women with advanced degrees than men. This makes it an across the board sweep for women: more high school grads, more with four year […]
“If the people are here, the companies will come”
I took the title from a Nathan Bomey article on annarbor.com. Bomey was writing about a conference about growing the clean energy industry in Michigan. Bomey writes: Ken Nisbet, executive director of U-M’s Technology Transfer Office, said investment capital is important, but companies gravitate toward regions that are populated with talented people. “I actually think […]
The case for raising taxes II
Terrific Larry Gabriel column in the Metro Times. It is about the causes of Detroit’s horrible population decline. Now the 18th largest city in the country, down from 4th. As Gabriel points out the problems may be worse in Detroit, but the whole state is facing the same challenges. Too many mobile individuals don’t want […]
Young Detroiters Working to Retain Talent
A vital component of retaining talent is creating opportunities for young professionals to meaningfully engage with their community. We want opportunities to build our leadership skills, tap into our potential, and network with other enthusiastic young adults. Recently, I enjoyed such an experience at the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) National Conference, held in Grand […]
The leaders and the best and world class
Recently Thom Linn sent me the QS World University Rankings. Why? Because the University of Michigan is ranked as the 15th best university in the world. Turns out the QS rankings are one of three global higher ed rankings that are considered the most reliable. The other two The Times Higher Education World University Rankings […]
College attainment
Good news in the 2010 data on college attainment. Nationally 31% of 25-34 year olds have a four year degree or more. (Another 8% have a two year degree.) This is significant because, if sustained, it breaks a three decade long plateau in the proportion of adults with a four year degree which has pretty […]
The safety net and unions
The Paul Krugman column that I wrote about previously is as much about the value of a strong safety net and unions as it is about his belief that we have exaggerated the value of a college degree. Krugman argues that the current politics of weakening both the safety net and unions will lead to […]