Celeste K. Carruthers – The Conversation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy debate the finer points. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.

September 28, 2023

In fractious debate, GOP candidates find common ground on cause of inflation woes and need for school choice

Ryan Herzog, Gonzaga University and Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee

With Donald Trump absent again, Republican presidential hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting it.

The estimated cost of President Biden’s student loan cancellation program is $430 billion. Douglas Rissing via Getty Images

March 1, 2023

Student debt cancellation program in jeopardy as Supreme Court justices hear arguments

John Patrick Hunt, University of California, Davis and Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee

An estimated 40 million borrowers could be affected by a pair of cases before the Supreme Court that could block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel student debt.

Nearly half of all full-time college students also work. SDI Productions via Getty Images

January 11, 2023

College students who work more hours are less likely to graduate

Walter G. Ecton, Florida State University; Carolyn Heinrich, Vanderbilt University, and Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee

Taking a job while in college may put graduation out of reach for some students.

Jobs could be hard to keep or find for quite a while. Chuck Savage/Getty Images

March 31, 2020

COVID‑19 could shrink the earnings of 2020 graduates for years to come

Celeste K. Carruthers, University of Tennessee; Larry Kessler, University of Tennessee, and Marianne Wanamaker, University of Tennessee

The economic fallout from COVID-19 will likely harm new workers in distinct ways with long-term effects, three economists say.

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