Billionaire CEO gifts 1,200 UMass grads 'envelopes full of cash' totaling about $1.2 million — but there's a catch

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Keep your diploma — Gen Z prefers a toolbelt

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A participant's tool belt - one of the required materials, at the Table Saw Fundamentals class at the Hammerstone School of Carpentry for Women in Trumansburg, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.
As Gen Z enters the workforce, many are forgoing four-year college degrees in favor of tech training and trade school.

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A tax on millionaires might soon pay for universal free community college in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts proposed state budget includes plans for free community college.
Massachusetts proposed state budget includes plans for free community college.

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I quit my Ph.D. program to be a wife and mother at 23. It's not what I expected for my post-college life, but I'm happier.

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The author, left, wanted to be a mother and wife – not an academic.

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My son decided to go to a college across the country. I'm already dreading my empty nest, but it's time to let him go.

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The author, not pictured, is dreading her empty nest when her son goes to college.

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Only 1 in 4 Americans think you need a college degree to get a high-paying job: report

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"Only one-in-four U.S. adults say it's extremely or very important to have a four-year college degree in order to get a well-paying job in today's economy," the Pew Research Center said in a report on Thursday.

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My high school graduation was ruined. I'm now graduating from college and getting the ceremony I deserve.

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The author, not pictured, just graduated from college.

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I'm a recent college graduate. No one told me it would be this hard to make ends meet.

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The author, not pictured, is a recent college graduate who can't make ends meet.

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I was accepted to Yale. Here's everything I included in my successful Ivy League application.

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The author got into Yale with his successful college application.

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Americans with a college degree say they'd need at least a $100K salary to change jobs. But roles that pay in that range are getting harder to find.

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Americans with a college degree say they'd need a six-figure salary to consider switching jobs.

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