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Panel Takes On Higher Ed Burnout

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry , and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. For some, she point ed out, remote work offered huge benefits, and many other industries are still allowing it in some form.

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PhD & Postdoc Career Night draws over 200 participants

CAPD

On March 16, Career Advising and Professional Development hosted our first PhD & Postdoc Career Night. Representatives came from national labs, consulting firms, government agencies, trading/financial firms, biotech, and more looking for PhD and postdoc level-talent to bring to their organizations.

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Tips for building your AmeriCorps service into a career

College Forward

Since AmeriCorps members can serve in various capacities, the type of professional development varies. Eight ways to leverage your AmeriCorps network: Develop your AmeriCorps service pitch: What was the impact and how did you grow? Access the AmeriCorps alumni website and the alumni job board.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We still have an industry in which the people making the hires are predominantly white males,” she says. The firm is consulted by colleges and universities on DEI and Title IX issues, but often such requests come after a complaint has been filed. “We

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Faculty-Student Partnerships in Curriculum Design and Review

The Scholarly Teacher

One of the foundational studies in this field is Healey, Flint, and Harrington's (2014), offering a conceptual model that outlines student engagement through partnership with faculty through four pathways: assessment projects, curriculum consultation, subject-based research, and SoTL (see Figure 1).

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Building a stronger engineering community in Malaysia: The mission of the Board of Engineers Malaysia

Creatrix Campus

The BEM is an organization that regulates the engineering industry in Malaysia with the goal of fostering the growth of a strong and active engineering community. Collaboration with industry and government : BEM collaborates with industry and government agencies to promote the engineering profession in Malaysia.

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Biotech boot camp at Villanova exposes students to career paths

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What’s the need: The COVID-19 pandemic spurred an interest in biotech and biomedical careers among Villanova’s students, says Kevin Grubb, associate vice provost of professional development and executive director of the career center at Villanova.