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Bringing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education into Colleges and Universities
Are you truly teaching your students to value the diversity surrounding them? And are they taking that knowledge and culture to their future employers?
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Supporting First-Generation College Students
Many students approach college with goals they’ve been building up for years, or they're following in their family’s footsteps. But first-generation college students are charting their own...
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Investing in First-Year Students is Time Well Spent
Orientation programs and first-year experiences are becoming increasingly important to prospective students, so much so that they are now ranked by U.S. News and considered among other...
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Managing College Stress: How to Help Students Weather the Mental Health Crisis
In this report, we’ll dive deep into research surrounding stress and mental health issues affecting college students and their impact on the universities—and what you can do about it.
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How Academic Stress Impacts the Mental Health of College Students
Higher education naturally presents students with plenty of stressful situations. How can colleges and universities provide every student with the life skill training they need to cope with stress?
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The Importance of Career Services in Today’s Colleges and Universities
Career services departments give students opportunities to explore career options, understand workplace expectations, hone soft skills like leadership and communication, and even understand the...
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Top Soft Skills: A List of the Qualities Companies Want Most
In reality, soft skills are the qualities and capabilities that make people innovative, strategic, emotionally intelligent, and generally great at what they do. These skills don’t...
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How Higher Ed Can Partner With Certificate Soft Skills Programs
More and more employers are reporting that candidates are lacking skills like critical thinking, communication, listening, and leadership, despite having earned degrees from reputable...
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Stackable Credentials: Can They Equate to a Bachelor’s Degree?
Stackable credentials are any courses or certifications that you can gather to help you move forward in your career. These learning opportunities fill the gap between jobs that need a lower level...
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What are Upskilling and Reskilling and Why Do They Matter in Higher Ed?
Whether you’re currently employed or looking for a new job opportunity, everyone who wants to be competitive in their careers faces the same challenge: keeping their skills updated and marketable...
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The Impacts and Benefits of Blended Learning in Higher Education
Blended learning was quickly identified by those in higher ed as something to help address that gap. By focusing on students, blended learning is a way to approach education that combines face-to...
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Building Connection and Engagement in Higher Education
The loss of in-person contact due to Covid-19 has many of us longing for more connection but unsure how to achieve it in our new normal. Higher education is no exception; returning to regular...
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Teaching Principles of Trust in Higher Education
In the arena of higher education, trust has the ability to make a huge impact for everyone from administration down to individual students. When colleges and universities invest in teaching...
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How Higher Education Can Deliver the Top Skills Employers Need Most
The landscape of professional work has changed dramatically over the last couple of years. As many companies adapt to hybrid environments and more agile project management, their expectations of...
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Proactively Managing Mental Wellness of College Students
Mental health has escalated from issue to crisis over the last few years — and that’s especially true for college students. Competitive campus culture and academic pressure have always put students...
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Is Higher Education Measuring Up? The KPIs Employers Use to Measure New Graduates
Let’s consider some of the KPIs that higher education is defining that will demonstrate the real career readiness that employers are looking for...
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Career Readiness: How to Define It and Teach It
Colleges and universities are now focusing on what makes a recent college graduate employable and targeting skills employers look for in college graduates when preparing offerings for their stud...
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4 Ways Higher Education Can Support Graduates Beyond Landing the First Job
Let’s look at four ways higher ed can support new graduates and help them be more successful in their post-graduate careers...
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What Questions Are Potential Postsecondary Students Asking and How Can Higher Education Be the Answer?
Is college worth it? This is a question many potential post-secondary students are asking. The answer is...complicated, to say the least. Today’s academic environment is in a state of massive trans...
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How Can Higher Education Institutions Become a Primary Resource for Lifelong Learners?
If learning is a lifelong pursuit, then academic institutions must prepare to support those who seek education and carefully navigate the obstacles and opportunities of this new landscape...
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