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Bridging the Skills Gap
The Markle Foundation, LinkedIn and the state of Colorado team up on a jobs site that seeks to create a common, skills-based language among job seekers, employers and education providers.
Every Student Gets a Mentor
Muhlenberg College will require students to recruit mentors from a database of parents and alumni.
Graduates' Workplace Advantage
Underemployment rates for college grads have sharply declined since the 2008 recession, and degree holders far outpace high school graduates, especially among African-American and Hispanic adults.
Opinion
Amateur Hour
Are colleges and universities losing ground to companies that focus on developing workplace skills that employers are seeking? Ryan Craig asks.
Opinion
The Other Postsecondary Education
Colleges and universities themselves can't fulfill employers' inflated expectations for what workers can do on day one, but a new set of intermediaries can help them bridge the "skills standoff," Ryan Craig writes.
'Higher Education and Employability'
A new book argues that colleges of all kinds need to help their students better prepare for the world of work. A Q&A with the book's author, Peter Stokes.
Not Worth It?
New data from Gallup-Purdue survey find only half of alumni "strongly agree" that college is worth what they spent. Students with experiential learning opportunities and supportive professors were more likely to agree.
Unpaid Internships Here to Stay?
After an initial ruling in a lawsuit struck a blow against unpaid internships, a new ruling gives the arrangement fresh legs.