Michelle R. Weise, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Higher Education Senior Research Fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute
- Position:
- Con to the question "Is a College Education Worth It?"
- Reasoning:
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“Community college is great if it helps you get a bachelor’s degree, but only one in five students attending these institutions goes on to earn the degree within six years according to federal data. In addition, only 21% of first-time, full-time students earn an associate’s degree within three years, and tuition is not the main obstacle to the completion of a degree for low-income students.
Census Bureau data reveal that for most students with some college and no degree, it actually pays—in pure earnings premiums—to pursue a professional certification or educational certificate instead of a stand-alone associate’s degree…
Today, many employers demand more and higher academic credentials because of their dissatisfaction with the quality of degree-holders…
Continued focus on a college degree loses sight of the needs of most first-generation, low-income and minority students…
College is not the only path into the middle class.”
Michelle R. Weise, “Obama’s Dead-End Community College Plan,” wsj.com, Jan. 12, 2015
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Team Member, Change and Innovation Lab (CIL), Apr. 2014-present
- Higher Education Senior Research Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Jan. 2013-present
- Vice President of Academic Affairs, Fidelis Inc, Mar. 2012-Nov. 2012
- Assistant Professor, Skidmore College, Sep. 2008-Mar. 2012
- Curator, Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum, May 2010-Jan. 2011
- Editor, ICG Advisors, 2011
- Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright Korea, 2005-2006
- Volunteer, Health Volunteers Overseas, Aug. 2005-Sep. 2005
- Instructor and Teaching Assistant, Stanford University, Sep. 2002-June 2004
- Second Grade Teacher, John A. Reisenbach Charter School, Aug. 2001-Dec. 2001
- Volunteer, Peace Corps and DED, Feb. 2001-June 2001
- Volunteer, Willing Workers on Organic Farms, Dec. 2000-Jan. 2001
- Volunteer, Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Aug. 200-Nov. 2000
- Office Manager, Net Effect Technologies and Fishman Family Foundation, 1998
- Intern, Bear Stearns, 1997-1998
- Education:
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- PhD, English, Stanford University, 2008
- MA, English, Stanford University, 2004
- AB, Literature, Harvard University, 2000
- Other:
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- Speaks French, Spanish, and Korean.
- Twitter handle: @rwmichelle
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Is a College Education Worth It?