What Skills-Based Hiring Means for Higher Ed
Employers say they’re more interested in a student’s skills than their degree program, but what does that mean and how can institutions promote career readiness outside of academics? Read more
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Employers say they’re more interested in a student’s skills than their degree program, but what does that mean and how can institutions promote career readiness outside of academics? Read more
Investments from Trinity College Cambridge and university will support about 300 PhDs over a decade Read more
Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of private nonprofit colleges said that the federal-aid crisis changed the composition of their incoming classes this fall, according to the results of a new survey released on Friday. Read more
Many young voters may not like Donald Trump as a person, but they believe his policies will make their lives better, according to election polls and interviews. Read more
Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s belief that climate change is a hoax, most young people are worried about the future of the environment. In light of that, colleges are nurturing mental resilience. Read more
Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly who, when or why. Read more
Iowa’s public universities in recent months have made progress on complying with a new law restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion-related spending, training, and programming—cutting jobs, closing offices, and reallocating more than $2.1 million from DEI to other priorities—but some regents and lawmakers say their work isn’t done. Read more
Student aid form delays seen as deterring some students from enrolling this autumn, but modifications still seen as making things simpler for future applicants Read more
Companies should be made to give work experience to children as young as primary school age to help tackle the “absence epidemic” in schools, the head of the UK’s biggest airport group has said. Read more
Many professors canceled classes this week in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election to the Oval Office, citing the emotional needs and trauma of students. Read more