I'm a huge fan of this series - as someone who is a career advisor at a top private research university, I'm constantly navigating this universe of power, pedigree, debt, and merit. Often times, these elite master degrees are just meant as drivers of status and prestige, less about actual curriculum or professional development. The issue…
I'm a huge fan of this series - as someone who is a career advisor at a top private research university, I'm constantly navigating this universe of power, pedigree, debt, and merit. Often times, these elite master degrees are just meant as drivers of status and prestige, less about actual curriculum or professional development. The issue is - prestige is still worth it for professional degrees, even in education, policy, and more.
You want a job at a name brand think tank or nonprofit? That name brand masters degree might help.
Let's face it - the meritocratic system we have is broken. Daniel Markovits' "The Meritocracy Trap" says it best. The only real way to reform our meritocratic system is a huge reinvention & reinvestment of our higher ed system.
I'm a huge fan of this series - as someone who is a career advisor at a top private research university, I'm constantly navigating this universe of power, pedigree, debt, and merit. Often times, these elite master degrees are just meant as drivers of status and prestige, less about actual curriculum or professional development. The issue is - prestige is still worth it for professional degrees, even in education, policy, and more.
You want a job at a name brand think tank or nonprofit? That name brand masters degree might help.
Let's face it - the meritocratic system we have is broken. Daniel Markovits' "The Meritocracy Trap" says it best. The only real way to reform our meritocratic system is a huge reinvention & reinvestment of our higher ed system.