RERUN: S6E8. The Economic Impact of a College Degree w/ Tara Hardison

While waiting for the newest season launching this fall, we have
something special planned for your listening enjoyment. Get ready
to revisit some of your favorite Eccles Business Buzz episodes
with our timeless reruns.


In one of these standout episodes, we delve into the ongoing
debate about the value of a bachelor's degree. Despite the rise
in scrutiny of bachelor’s degrees, research shows that having
access to college is a key indicator of future economic and
financial success as well as physical and emotional
well-being. 


Studies show that people with bachelor's degrees have 57% more
job opportunities than people with high school diplomas, and 60%
of workers with bachelor’s degrees reported being highly
satisfied at work, while only 38% of workers without college
degrees reported being highly satisfied. 


If a degree can play such a pivotal role in someone’s overall
future success, how can access to college be expanded so that
students can not just get in but thrive while they’re in school
and graduate? Tara Hardison, assistant dean for undergraduate
programs at the David Eccles School of Business, works on that
question every day. 


In this episode from Season 6, she joins host Frances Johnson to
chat about the real-world impacts a college degree can have on
someone’s life, the ways Eccles is helping first-generation and
low-income students, and why that support doesn’t end after
students have been handed a degree. 


Eccles Business Buzz is a production of the David Eccles School
of Business and is produced by University fm.
Show Links:

First Ascent Scholars Program 

Opportunity Scholars Program 

Tara Hardison | David Eccles School of Business