The "New" Celebrity: Web Entrepreneurs Vs. The Value Of A College Education

Abstract:

Gone are the icons of my youth. When I was growing up, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mr. T, Isaiah Thomas, William “The Refrigerator” Perry, and Joe Montana were the celebrities that my friends and I talked about. Today’s celebrities are different though, and while we still have our Paris Hiltons’ and Lindsay Lohans’, there’s a new crop of celebrities – Web entrepreneurs – that may be giving mixed messages about the value of a college education.

The full, original article was published in NASFAA’s Today’s News on 6/25/07.