From College to Career: Increasing Access to Quality Internships

With employers increasingly expecting internship experience from prospective employees, there’s an imperative for institutions to increase access to quality work-based learning experiences. That’s easier said than done, of course. So join us as we engage current research on internships and a panel of experts who will field questions including: 

• What constitutes a quality internship?
• How have different institution types boosted access to internships for their students?
• How does equity factor into discussions about work-based learning?
• How can institutions successfully partner with employers or employer networks to boost opportunities for students? 

Prior to the webcast, make sure to read about a new Strada Education Foundation report that proposes institutional strategies and guiding principles for increasing access to and maximizing the benefits of internships for learners.

Additional Resources:

• "How Higher Ed Leaders Can ‘Build Better Internships’" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Building Better Internships: Understanding and Improving the Internship Experience" (Strada Education Foundation)
• "A Need to Succeed: What Students Want and Get From Internships" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Survey: Most Students Approve of Education Quality, Climate" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Four in 10 College Students Have Had Internship Experience" (Gallup)
• "From College to Career: Students’ Internship Expectations and Experiences" (Strada Education Foundation)
• Internship Meaning and Definition: A NACE Guide (NACE)
• "Universities Foot the Bill for Paid Internships" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Funding Student Success: Internships for Humanities Students" (Inside Higher Ed)
• "Gatekeeping at Work: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Student, Institutional and Employer Characteristics Associated with Unpaid Internships" (Higher Education)

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