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Are institutions leveraging their alumni to their full potential? Here’s how they can

University Business

Partnership between industry The delta between what industry expects from degree-wielding job applicants and what schools deliver is still vast. The skills students possess aren’t communicated well, and colleges’ in-house career services struggle to demand attention.

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These 3 friction points are killing connections between higher ed and employers

University Business

The writing is on the wall for higher education to revamp its curriculum to win the next cohort of students. Many colleges and universities are seeking to do so by inviting collaboration with industry professionals and employers to create programs that deeply reflect the needs of the workforce.

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4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024

EAB

Predictions for 2024, Based on Changes in 2023 2023 Change 2024 Implication Newly centralized graduate, adult, and continuing education divisions became more commonplace—and sometimes include undergraduate enrollment consolidated within this structure.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023.

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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

Although a for-profit institution, Post University employs a unique and effective two-fold approach to its career readiness model to ensure graduates are career-ready with lifelong learning skills that “not-for-profit” universities can emulate on their campuses. I was born and raised in the Bronx and then Westchester County.