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Study: Women in STEM Receive More Job Offers Than Men After Career Services Use

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women pursuing careers in technical fields can benefit from campus career services, according to a joint study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and Cornell Tech initiative Break Through Tech.

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Brown University Launches Revamped and Expanded Career Services Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The center will provide personalized advising, mentoring, opportunities, and resources for various career pathways to Brown’s undergraduates, Ph.D. Instead of offering just generalized career services, this revamped center will seek to have knowledge bases and advising about specific industry sectors.

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How Career Services Can Support Student Mental Health

Symplicity

It is no surprise to those in higher education the continued rise in student mental health concerns. had at least one major depressive episode, and the prevalence was much higher among individuals ages 18-24. The challenges of the “real world” will only heighten as students graduate and move onto careers.

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App State Awarded $35M GEAR UP Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university administers multiple GEAR UP grants, including its GEAR UP APEX (Advancing Prosperity through Education and eXcellence) Program. By investing in their futures, we are investing in the future of our entire region.”

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How Data Drives Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When students are completing their workforce training programs, building trades, as they work on resumes and get ready for job interviews, the career services team in the ACE division encourages them to think about getting a degree, and the importance of a degree,” said Adams. “In

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Painting a Picture of More Student-Centric Career Services

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Getting students to engage with campus career centers—and, more specifically, to engage early in their college careers with services and events provided by these centers—has been a nearly universal challenge within higher education.

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Report Emphasizes the Importance of Professional Social Capital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Also, Black managers are 65% more likely to progress in their careers if they have a sponsor. Looking at creating this partnership between the Black workers/Black students and higher education and workforces to ensure that we are creating a smoother trajectory to these higher paying careers,” she said.

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