Theater majors hit hardest by job market slump says study
Vanessa Miller reports on how theater arts graduates face high unemployment amid a broad recession. A WSJ study, citing Georgetown U CEW, ranks clinical psychology at 19.5 percent and miscellaneous fine arts at 16.2 percent, highlighting limited job prospects for drama students. Zhihe Xiao, an actuarial science junior, listens as professor Pansera reviews final exam in Iowa City.
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Theater Arts
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Georgetown University Center On Education
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Changsha
China
Jerome Pansera
Iowa City
Majors with the Highest U.S. Unemployment Rates
U.S. unemployment rates for majors show 19.5 percent for the top group, followed by 16.2, 15.1, 15.0, 10.9, 10.6, and 10.4 percent. The majors with the ten highest rates are listed, highlighting economic outcomes by field of study.
Major enrollments at state universities by field
The Wall Street Gazette reports comparable enrollment across majors at state universities. Fields listed include clinical psychology miscellaneous fine arts U S history library science military technologies educational psychology architecture industrial and organizational psychology linguistics and literature. A percent unemployment column shows 0% for majors with no unemployment.
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University of Northern Iowa
Majors Offered At Iowa's Three Largest Universities
The Iowa three largest universities show misalignment between majors listed in the Wall Street Journal report and the majors offered. Undergraduates and graduate students combined, data from the UI Registrar Office, ISU, and UNI are cited.
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Branstad Signals No Immediate Gas Tax Hike
Gov. Terry Branstad says a gas tax increase is unlikely next legislative session as Iowa expects extra transportation funds. Sen. Matt McCoy foresees a bipartisan push for a phased 5 cents per gallon hike starting Jan 1 2013, with another 5 cent rise in 2014. Branstad notes potential DOT cost savings and extra 128 million for 2012 projects, aiming to preserve a strong road program now while long term needs loom.
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Loss and fear fuel North Korea mass mourning for Kim Jong Il
The AP reports scenes of collective grief in North Korea as crowds cry and collapse amid state orchestrated mourning. Fear of an uncertain future and loyalty to the Workers' Party and state institutions drive the response, echoing past patterns after Kim Il Sung's death.
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Pyongyang
North Korea
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Beijing
Workers’ Party
Kim
Kim Il Sung
Kim Yeongnam
South Korea
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