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Career Preparation

What are colleges doing to prepare students for meaningful careers?

Our news, opinion, and advice stories touch explore the developments in career preparation.
The Edge
By Scott Carlson December 11, 2025
Re-establishing meaningful relationships with students is the best way for the sector to reclaim its purpose.
Enrollment Trends
By Eric Kelderman December 3, 2025
Since the end of the Great Recession, a strong job market has driven many more people to enter the work force rather than attend community college.
The Edge
By Scott Carlson November 6, 2025
Their careerism is a consequence of competition and optimized childhood, a guest columnist argues.
The Review | Essay
By Ted Underwood November 4, 2025
If we want to stay at the forefront of knowledge production, we must fit technology to our needs.
The Review | Opinion
By Jeonghyun Kim, Cory Koedel October 28, 2025
Students are learning less, studying less, and skipping class more — yet their grades go up and up.
'So Much Uncertainty'
By Ellie Davis October 27, 2025
The administration’s plan to cut millions in adult-education funding runs counter to its goal of addressing work-force needs, program leaders say. The government cites “dismal results.”
The Review | Opinion
By Ada Palmer October 27, 2025
The work force is a mess. But deep skills will always be in demand.
The Edge
By Scott Carlson October 23, 2025
A book makes valuable arguments in favor of alternatives but flattens important details.
Survey Says ...
By Emma Pettit October 15, 2025
A survey paints a somber portrait of public opinion on the price of college and campus free speech — but the news isn’t all bad.
The Edge
By Scott Carlson October 2, 2025
Colleges need to help students do the leg work to figure out who they really are.