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Does Careerism Have to Ruin College?

Jocelyn Frelier asks how faculty and staff can push back against careerist expectations while supporting students in their professional exploration.

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Career Prep Tip: Guided Reflection in the Senior Capstone

Connecticut College piloted a career reflection session in a senior seminar, helping strengthen students’ learning in the classroom and how it applies beyond their degree program.

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Personalizing and Increasing Access in Career Services

A new brief from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities highlights promising practices in career readiness for college students, including tech integration and targeted outreach.

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Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?

Over half of students believe their professors are at least somewhat responsible for being a mentor to them. Faculty weigh in on the feasibility of this effort.

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Better Alignment Needed Between Education and Workforce

A recent survey of human resources and business experts finds discrepancies in entry-level talent skills and employer needs, as well as an opportunity for earlier outreach to young people about careers.

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Listen: How Life Design Can Improve Student Success Beyond College

In a new episode of Voices of Student Success, hear from two college leaders about how they’re integrating life design principles into students’ learning and career preparation for holistic support.

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Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs

The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.

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Program Innovation: Career Development Across Gen Eds

ElevateU at the University of Montana helps embed career competencies into all required courses for students, guaranteeing professional growth and skill building for every learner.