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Brown University Launches Revamped and Expanded Career Services Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown University has launched a Center for Career Exploration to better prepare students for the modern-day workforce. Instead of offering just generalized career services, this revamped center will seek to have knowledge bases and advising about specific industry sectors. students, and recent graduates.

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University of Illinois System Partners with One Million Degrees to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

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The University of Illinois System and nonprofit organization One Million Degrees have announced a new multiyear initiative to increase community college transfer rates, with a particular focus on first-generation and low-income students in Illinois. The university system is currently identifying community college partners for the program.

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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Georgian Court University (GCU), women leaders are the norm. The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. Increasingly, other colleges and universities are also following in this tradition.

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Preparing Students for Good Jobs by 2031: Insights and Strategies for Career Services Professionals

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In a recent study conducted by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) , significant insights emerged about the future landscape of good jobs and the role of four-year degrees in securing them by 2031.

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University of Michigan’s School of Education to be Renamed Marsal Family School of Education

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The University of Michigan’s (UM) School of Education will be renamed the Marsal Family School of Education after a family’s $55 million in gift commitments, MLive reported.

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App State Awarded $35M GEAR UP Grant

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Appalachian State University's College Access Partnerships in the Reich College of Education has been awarded a $35 million grant as part of the U.S. The university administers multiple GEAR UP grants, including its GEAR UP APEX (Advancing Prosperity through Education and eXcellence) Program.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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The report’s findings are consistent with that of employer surveys done by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), according to AAC&U President Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, who holds a Ph.D. Meanwhile, for English grads overall from 2009-2013, the median was $53,000, according to the report. in philosophy.