Doug Belkin

higher education reporter for the Wall Street Journal

Doug Belkin on KCRW

For decades, the promise of higher education was the recipe for success. But many people today are now searching for an alternative to traditional college.

Why Americans lost faith in college education

For decades, the promise of higher education was the recipe for success. But many people today are now searching for an alternative to traditional college.

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This has been a record year for elite college applications and rejection letters.

4.0 GPA, perfect AP exam scores? Elite colleges may still reject you

This has been a record year for elite college applications and rejection letters.

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