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In 2024, this collaboration is presented by Inside Higher Ed and The Generation Lab.

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Tech Perspectives

Students weigh in on their experiences as consumers of technology on campus, including what areas they’d like to see more focus on.

This survey was made possible by support from Kaplan.

Created December 12, 2022

Facilities Observations and Impact

From first impressions that helped them choose a college to experiences studying and living in campus facilities, students share perspective on their colleges’ physical environment.
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Perceived Campus Parking Problems and the Factors That Influence Them

Keeping parking areas maintained and safe are a few ways to positively sway overall student opinion of campus parking, as our infographic shows.
December 13, 2022
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Campus Spaces Lay the Foundation for Students’ Success—or Struggle

Impressions of campus facilities from the student occupant’s standpoint can make or break students’ college experiences and plans.
November 21, 2022
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Perceived Campus Parking Problems and the Factors That Influence Them

Keeping parking areas maintained and safe are a few ways to positively sway overall student opinion of campus parking, as our infographic shows.

December 13, 2022
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First-Impression Facilities Challenges

Maintaining older campus buildings, a challenge due to specific characteristics of such structures, is an important factor in the college enrollment process, writes facilities professional Richard Michal.

January 16, 2023
Created December 12, 2022

Impressions of Internships and Experiential Learning

Students weigh in on how internships and opportunities to gain real-world experiences within courses have worked out, and offer colleges preferences on the supports that would help.
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Breaking Down Barriers to Internships

The lack of valuable career-related work experiences for community college students often comes down to time and money. California Community Colleges chancellor Daisy Gonzales addresses these issues and how institutions can help.
October 03, 2022
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A Need to Succeed: What Students Want and Get From Internships

Students evaluate internships and experiential learning opportunities, including virtual roles that the pandemic made more widely available, and how stronger partnerships and other efforts would help.
September 22, 2022
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What Ails Our Labor Market Is Evident in College

Both colleges and employers must fix work-readiness failures and inequitable work-readiness practices, writes Brandon Busteed.

October 10, 2022
Created November 22, 2022

Tech Perspectives

Students weigh in on their experiences as consumers of technology on campus, including what areas they’d like to see more focus on.
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Where the Tech Troubles Are

Students value connectivity, convenience and being consulted about technology but have little concern about protecting institutional networks.
October 31, 2022
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Students and Teachers Want Video. Where Will It Come From?

It’s time for providers and distributors to step up more and include video as an integral part of learning materials, writes ed-tech investor Vera Song.
December 12, 2022
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Students Want to Be Involved in Decision-Making About Their Futures. Higher Ed Must Let Them.

Information on progress toward graduation, improved tools for communicating with professors and staff, and data privacy protections would help students to make informed decisions and succeed, writes Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger.

November 17, 2022
Created November 21, 2022