The 10 professionals making waves in education; Trump's radical student debt plan and more

Last week, we launched the 2016 LinkedIn Next Wave, which highlights the top professionals 35 and under. The 120 honorees transforming a dozen industries were surfaced through LinkedIn data and more. Fun fact: More than 60 percent of them do not have an Ivy League education and 60 percent did not attend graduate school.

Mike Koprowski holds an emerging title that’s upending traditional public schools. Aisha Bowe, a former NASA engineer, is helping to send careers into orbit. Christopher Gray, who incited the biggest Shark Tank fight to date, is trying to commoditize the process of getting scholarships. Those are just a few of the names featured, but check out the full Education list here.  

Now, let’s get into some recent posts creating buzz on LinkedIn.

Lagging Behind: Family incomes aren’t keeping pace with the cost of college. Influencer Jeff Selingo explains how this is putting college degrees––which are crucial in this 21st-century economy––out of reach for many.

Education in Crisis?: A columnist in India argues that higher education has collapsed in the country. He writes,

“If India does not look at the collapse of its higher education closely, not only will we be leading to a new brain drain but a collapse of aspirations.”

Degree Overseas: Student debt is crushing many students and their families, which is why this expat says more students should consider earning a degree abroad.

On the Media: A broadcast media production professor and former CNN correspondent writes that what happened with “Today” show host Billy Bush is symptomatic of a bigger problem with media: the blurring of the lines between news and entertainment.

Ideology Bonus: A professor discusses research on how the political views of bosses––whether they are liberal or conservative––influences how they dish out bonuses to subordinates.

Join the conversation with a post of your own on topics tied to education using#EdInsights in the body.

Trump on Debt: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump laid out a radical student debt plan that would reduce the period of repayment and cap loan payments to 12.5% of the borrower’s income. What do you think about Trump’s plan? Does the income-driven strategy go far enough?

Banking on Major: Eight of the 10 most-bankable majors are tied to engineering or technology, shows a Glassdoor study. Are you surprised by the findings? If you’re a student, did potential earnings factor into your decision on what to major in?

Catch up on the previous education roundup here.