Unemployment for college graduates is at its lowest point in over a decade at just 2.1%, compared with 3.7% for those with a high school diploma, according to October 2019 figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But a familiar tale of frustration simmers below the surface of these seemingly positive numbers. College graduates report difficulties in finding jobs that correspond to their level ...
In a recent article in Inside Higher Education, transfer expert Marc Cutright of the University of North Texas writes about the growing importance that four-year colleges and universities should place on students transferring from community college. Public colleges, led by community colleges, grant more than a half million associate degrees annually and the number grew by 27% over a decade. But wh...
Over their lifetimes, holders of associate degrees earn almost 25% more than their peers who only completed high school. Bachelor’s degree holders earn around 66% more than those same high school-educated peers, according to Education Pays, the College Board’s compilation of data that emphasizes the personal benefits of pursuing higher education.College graduates have a much lower prob...
At #NECHE session on The Future of Workforce, Prez Bergeron @ConnCollege hails the small liberal arts college's integrative http://www.concoll.edu/connections program to prepare students for leadership
At #NECHE session on Crisis and Controversy on Campus, @CapeCodCCPrez
John Cox describes major cyber attack at college and @KeeneState_ Prez Melinda Treadwell describes damage caused by mis-info on annual Pumpkin Festival.
Fascinating talk at #NECHE annual mtg 2019 by @jean_twenge @SDSU, tracing rise in suicides, declines in self-esteem since saturation of smartphone around 2012 @jharney8