Higher Education News Brief - April 25, 2022
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TOP STORIES
1.?As job recruiters swarm back to America’s college campuses,?traditional career fairs aren’t enough to stand out in the competitive labor market . -?WSJ
2.?Momentum builds behind a way to lower the cost of college:?A degree in three years . -?Hechinger Report
3.?College graduates generally out-earn those who have not attended college, yet?many say they can't afford to get a four-year degree ?– or that they just don't want to. -?Pew Research Center
SHOUT OUT
Presidents like Brendan Kelly at the University of West Georgia are?raising the importance of health and well-being by helping create administrative-level leadership positions .?UWG promoted Bridgette Stewart as its new Chief Wellness Officer, a role becoming increasingly popular across?higher?ed but one that surprisingly doesn’t exist at many institutions.
CAMPUS LIFE
- UConn reinstates mask mandate, students confused about where to wear them. -?Fox 61
- Why two big universities are powering through COVID-19 without masks while others can’t. -?University Business
-?Higher?education's top admissions association will spearhead a study examining how dropping the SAT and ACT as an entrance requirement affected enrollment. -?Higher?Ed Dive
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What Makes a Good Internship
In this episode, Robert talks with Parker Pell. Parker is the co-founder of Scholars,?an early-career technology company helping employers predict and prevent early-career turnover. They discuss what university faculty can do to better prepare students for their post-collegiate life. LISTEN NOW .
PERSPECTIVES
- Student success coaches contacted 27,000 students who dropped out at 25 colleges and universities. The coaches re-enrolled 3,000 students this academic year. -?Inside?Higher?Ed
- Cybersecurity superheroes next-gen: How?higher-ed helps them find their crime-fighting niche. -?Security Intelligence
- Immigrant engineering faculty may face challenges in navigating US classroom cultures and the societal context for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. -?Inside?Higher?Ed