Kimberly Johnston

Senior Associate Director of Admissions, University of Maine

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Senior Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Maine; immediate past-president of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling

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A moment ago, we heard about increased unemployment in the United States. The unemployment rate for college and university graduates is half what it is for the workforce as a whole.

Will College Become Unaffordable for a Majority of Americans?

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