“In a county where only 13 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree, the credential isn’t much valued. “I am hoping with our new president that people will realize it is not a necessity,” said Emily’s mother“
This is the new president who did his master’s at an Ivy. In fact, the last president who didn’t do post-undergrad education at an Ivy was George H.W. Bush Sr., who did his undergrad at Yale.
“Take him seriously but not literally”, we were told.