Overall, only about a third of college students feel prepared that they’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the job market and in the…
Consolidation, Collaboration or Closure? How Colleges Stay Alive in 2018
This is an interest article covering a round table discussion on the future of American higher education institutions, where any are now facing tough decisions on survival. Of particular…
A Checklist for Transformative Leaders
Higher-education transformation, which is essential if colleges and universities are to survive in the 21st century, relies on transformative presidential leadership. Twenty-seven years ago, Judy B. Rosener, now a…
Recent survey on student preparation suggests lack of confidence, not lack of skills
The results of a recent survey on student preparation for the workforce suggest that students are not as prepared as they should be, but John Warner argues that the data…
On ‘Experiential Learning’
In his classic 1963 study Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, Richard Hofstadter convincingly argues that Americans’ suspicion of purely intellectual pursuits extends even to our thinking about how to structure and value…
University courses using Acadiate Clusters as an in-class sharing tool
As an education technology entrepreneur and advocate for enabling improved student employability outcomes, it is always interesting to see how your platform is being used in new ways that drive…
The Ph.D. Skill Mismatch
Senior faculty members frequently tell doctoral students in English and foreign languages to “just do research all the time” and to “view everything else as a distraction,” said the author…
Many graduates struggling to make the leap from school to career
Josh Grant had no idea how tough it would be to embark on a career when he graduated from Western University with a business degree four years ago. “I got…
Can Entrepreneurs Balance Educational and Financial Returns?
At the University of Pennsylvania, the Graduate School of Education is located directly beside the Wharton School, the campus’ business school. As a master’s student at Penn GSE during the…
Admission Officer: Learning Skills for a Lifetime
The three years that I spent as an admission counselor at Washington University in St. Louis included some of my favorite experiences. Looking back a dozen years later I recall…