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It's the Faculty's Job, Too
The career center can't do it all -- professors in liberal arts fields must also take responsibility for their students' job prospects, Patricia Okker argues.
Employment After the Recession
Eighty percent of 2008 graduates found employment in the four years after their graduation, despite entering the work force as the recession tightened its grip on the country, a report shows.
Gauging Graduates' Well-Being
Gallup rolls out the results of an attempt to measure what in college makes for a great life and a great job -- and finds small numbers of graduates hitting both marks.
Well-Being and Time
Wake Forest U. looks to measure the lives of its students and alumni.
Recession Hit 2008 Grads Hard
One year after graduation, the unemployment rate of 2008 bachelor’s degree recipients was roughly twice as high as graduating classes of 1993 and 2000.
Ready or Not
New surveys reveal big disparities in how business leaders and the public view higher education and graduates' work force readiness, with some surprising results.
Higher Ed Friend or Foe?
As colleges struggle to keep up with the new economy and employer demands, private companies are emerging to better position graduates for the work place, creating some tensions in academe.
Preparedness Paradoxes
New survey finds disagreement among students, businesses and college leaders over whether and how recent grads are prepared for work. But there is consensus on who's to blame: everybody.