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  • Bringing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education into Colleges and Universities

    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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  • Teaching Career Readiness Skills

    Teaching Career Readiness Skills

    While most institutions offer a first-year student success course or co-curricular programs that may teach these skills, the instruction is often inadequate to help students confidently learn...

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  • Investing in First-Year Students is Time Well Spent

    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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  • Addressing the Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses

    Addressing the Mental Health Crisis on College Campuses

    Many college campuses are experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental health issues have a significant impact, regardless of size, location, or academic focus, and are only worsening.

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  • FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: December 2022

    FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: December 2022

    Many college campuses are experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental health issues have a significant impact, regardless of size, location, or academic focus, and are only worsening....

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  • FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: November 2022

    FranklinCovey Higher Ed Newsletter: November 2022

    Many leaders don’t know what to do differently in their daily leadership actions to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in their college or university...

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  • What You Can Do About the Mental Health Crisis on Campus

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  • University of North Florida: Taylor Leadership Institute Case Study (Intro)

    University of North Florida: Taylor Leadership Institute Case Study (Intro)

    In partnership with FranklinCovey LeaderU, the Taylor Leadership Institute facilitates both curricular and co-curricular leadership education, emphasizing the promotion and reward of personal, civic a

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  • How Academic Stress Impacts the Mental Health of College Students

    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

    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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  • Introducing FranklinCovey LeaderU

    Introducing FranklinCovey LeaderU

    It’s no secret that FranklinCovey has a proven track record of student success. For the past 30 years, our education-leadership programs have been valuable tools for those committed to maximizing...

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  • Top Soft Skills: A List of the Qualities Companies Want Most

    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

    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: 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?

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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