ClipsBig Paycheck or Service? Students Are Put to Test
First Clipped on Jun. 23, 2008
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Students at top universities pick high paying jobs over public service jobs.
A prominent education professor at Harvard has begun leading “reflection” seminars at three highly selective colleges, which he hopes will push undergraduates to think more deeply about the connection between their educations and aspirations.
The professor, Howard Gardner, hopes the seminars will encourage more students to consider public service and other careers beyond the consulting and financial jobs that he says are almost the automatic next step for so many graduates of top colleges.
