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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 One Million Degrees program will add wraparound services including academic coaching, financial assistance, and career services designed to help students navigate the transition between institutions and connect their education to career outcomes. "We

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Career Services

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In senior administration, you’re forced by circumstance to be more fox than hedgehog. Matthew Hora’s piece in IHE this week about career readiness is well worth the read. (The I don’t remember having any contact at all with a career center in graduate school. Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean.

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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

GCU, located in New Jersey, also has women in other school leadership positions as well, such as director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; director of career services, the director of financial aid, and the director of global education. And in 2022, women make up 67% of faculty.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty, staff, and higher ed administrators should use and keep up to date with credible sources of data about salary and outcomes to assuage student concerns, the report suggested. It is also valuable to get input from people outside of academia, such as from career services centers, about employment trends, the report noted. “[The

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How to integrate artificial intelligence into career and academic advising

University Business

This will free up time for deeper exploration of career and life goals. AI can improve administrative efficiencies by prioritizing student outreach lists and facilitating data-informed guidance, equipping advisors with better tools for student support.

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Learning at the Edge with Westgate & Young

Kay Peterson

Sheri Young, Assistant Provost of Experiential Education & Industry Relations at Johnson & Wales University (JWU), leads initiatives that align academic programs with career services and foster industry partnerships. She holds a Doctorate of Education from Northeastern University.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

I want to talk about a third path: the wide range of interesting jobs that have a largely administrative element. Although some faculty members speak disparagingly about administrators, staff members are responsible for much of the work done in higher education institutions. and postdocs explore and enter a diverse range of careers.