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ED Pushes Workforce Readiness as a Priority
From Inside Higher Ed: “McMahon’s plan would channel federal funds toward efforts to align workforce-development programs with state economic priorities. The department proposed supporting projects… Read More
How can more young people live the American dream? There’s a simple answer.
From The Washington Post: “The United States is in the midst of deep soul-searching about how to create opportunities for young people to live the… Read More
EDITORIAL: All colleges should offer Credit for Prior Learning
From Indiana Economic Digest: “In March 2024, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education released guidance on CPL, supporting its use across the state.Credit for Prior… Read More
The 2024 Landscape of Credit for Prior Learning in U.S. and Canadian Higher Education
From AACRAO: “82% of the responding institutions offer one or more CPL pathways to learners Among those with at least 3 years of data: 46%… Read More
Handshake Access 2025: 10 key takeaways on the state of early talent
From Handshake: “Internships: Your #1 ROI engine for full-time hires” Internship programs aren’t just nice-to-have—they’re the most effective recruiting channel for long-term talent. According to… Read More
Why Skills-Based Hiring Is so Revolutionary
From Workday: “According to the FlexJobs “2025 State of the Workplace Report”, 69% of US workers changed or considered changing career fields in the past… Read More
Building a Learning society
From Learning Society: “The schooled society devalues learning that happens outside classrooms, overlooking the crucial skills developed through work, volunteering, caring for others, and life… Read More
Is the Value of a Degree Really Sinking? Or Just Evolving?
In today’s unsettled labor market, a question continues to be posed by job prospects and students: Is a college degree still worth it? Headlines point… Read More
Three essential soft skills you didn’t know you gained at university
From Universities Canada: “In today’s complex world, entering the job market requires a diverse skill set. Often overlooked, the soft skills you developed at university—like… Read More
Why Soft Skills Still Matter in the Age of AI
From the Harvard Business School: “The authors also found that under some conditions, nearly 80 percent of the wage premium commanded by those specific additional… Read More
US faces shortfall of 5.3M college-educated workers by 2032
From Higher Ed Dive: “Nursing, teaching and engineering would experience the largest gaps, per a study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce… Read More
The College Degree Is Not Losing Value
From Washington Monthly: “Census Bureau data shows that households headed by a bachelor’s-degree holder earn a median income of $132,700, more than double the $58,410… Read More
Ivy League schools to fund trades
From LinkedIn: “Pressure on elite U.S. universities to invest in vocational training, as part of deals to restore frozen federal funding, could result in a… Read More
The Declining ROI of MBA Degrees and the Rise of Alternative Skill-Building Platforms
From AInvest: “Tuition for top-tier MBA programs now exceeds $200,000 … For many graduates, the payback period—defined as the time required to recoup this investment… Read More
College Isn’t The Golden Ticket It Once Was — And It’s Causing Families To Rethink the Price Tag
From ESSENCE: “Ken Ruggiero, CEO of Ascent, told ESSENCE that the way families think about college is shifting. ‘Beyond demographics, students and families are approaching… Read More
1 in 4 employers say they’ll eliminate degree requirements by year’s end
From HR Dive: “Companies that recently removed degree requirements reported a surge in applications, a more diverse applicant pool and the ability to offer lower… Read More
More Colleges Promise Graduates Employment, Grad School Placement
From Inside Higher Education: “For some students, enrolling in college can feel like a gamble due to the high cost and lack of a clear… Read More
Charted: The Rising Unemployment Rate of College Graduates
From Visual Capitalist: “While in late 2018 and in 2019 the new graduate unemployment rate overtook the overall U.S. unemployment rate a few times, it… Read More
The Global Student Exchange | Why International Students Matter More Than Ever
In 1984, Steve Jobs created the Apple University Consortium as an initiative to get Macintosh computers into universities through student and professor discounts. That strategy… Read More
What Were the Fastest-Growing Destinations for International Students in 2024?
From ApplyBoard: “In our 2025 Trends Report, we highlighted that international students have more study destination options than ever before. The ‘Big Four’ Anglophone markets—Australia,… Read More
Why so many of the world’s students want to go to Chinese universities
From Open Democracy: “Gone are the days when China just sent students to English-speaking countries in the West. China now ranks fourth among the most… Read More
Trump Says He Welcomes Chinese Students, as His Administration Blocks Them
From The New York Times: “The Trump administration has not been very welcoming toward international students, and particularly those from China. So it was striking… Read More
Homeland Security Moves to Restrict How Long International Students Can Stay in U.S.
From Inside Higher Ed: “Currently, students can stay in the country as long as they are enrolled at a college or university. But the proposed… Read More
Targeted abroad and shunned at home: Chinese overseas students caught in limbo
From CNN: “The Trump administration’s threat of visa cancellations – later shelved after a trade-truce phone call between the US president and Chinese leader Xi… Read More
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