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University of Illinois System Partners with One Million Degrees to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The pilot program, set to launch in spring 2026, will initially serve 240 students across two cohorts from selected Illinois community colleges. The organization partners with employers across industries to build pathways to in-demand jobs through apprenticeship and credentialing programs.

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Report: Immigrants Can Help Reduce Labor Shortage, Community Colleges Can Help

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"At the national level, we know that there are labor shortages that are projected over the next 10 years across key industries,” said Emily Logo, a director at Upwardly Global and principal researcher and project manager on the report. “[In In health care], we know over 3 million workers are anticipated needed by 2026. “So,

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It brings together presidents, provosts, faculty, funders, policymakers, and industry leaders to address big questions facing HBCUs. We focus on promising practices on internships, mentorships, industry partnerships, and how to think about a robust student experience. The third pillar is economic mobility.

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Brattle Group’s Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program – Apply by April 30!

CAPD

A Day in the BHive will demystify the industry of economic consulting and clarify how it is different from other types of consulting. Economic consulting intersects with many industries, so you may be majoring in one of these areas, or still deciding. Why Brattle? Apply now

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How this promising AI consortium will boost working-class students

University Business

The CCA AI Readiness Consortium, spearheaded by Complete College America and experiential learning software Riipen, is helping five open-access institutions embed industry-informed AI standards into their academic curriculum.

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What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

SRHE

Along the way, we are introducing and foregrounding neurodivergent approaches to knowledge, creative research and writing with play, lived experience and more, thus challenging the dominant, normative habits demanded by the academic publishing industrial complex that emphasise the linear, causal, and ‘neutral’.

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3rd annual institute-wide Career Exploration Series reaches 1,800+ 

CAPD

Infographic of Career Exploration Series outcomes designed by the 2023-24 Career Exploration Leader An An Chiang, Class of 2026 Contact Tianna Ransom ( transom@mit.edu ), the Assistant Director of Career Exploration if you’d like to discuss ways to get involved.

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