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Networking Gets Graduates and Certificate Completers Hired
There is an appropriate emphasis on relevant knowledge and skill development for degree and certificate students -- that's what gets employees retained and promoted. Professional contacts and networking are often what get them hired.
Pondering ‘Extra Life’ During the Age of COVID
Steven Johnson’s timely new book on why life expectancy has doubled over the past 100 years, and what this story tells us as we try to emerge from a global pandemic.
Trustees and Missions
Understanding the paradoxes of the trustee role.
Virtual Office Hours Should Be Here to Stay
There are compelling reasons related to accessibility and equity to continue them even as we return to full in-person classes, writes Michael Furman.
Reimagining Higher Education for the Age of Flexible Work
Colleges simply can’t go back to the way things used to be, argue Sally Amoruso and Brian Elliott, as faculty and staff are demanding flexibility with when and where they work.
First-Generation Academics and False Promises
The myth that a career in academe is likely is particularly pernicious for those of us for whom the stakes of belonging are much higher, writes Kelly Craig.
Colleges Should Admit Students Without the ACT or SAT
It’s time for a new way to judge applicants, write Vincent Pan and Mo Hyman.