Higher Education News Brief - April 25, 2022
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TOP STORIES
1. As job recruiters swarm back to America’s college campuses, traditional career fairs aren’t enough to stand out in the competitive labor market. - WSJ
2. Momentum builds behind a way to lower the cost of college: A degree in three years. - Hechinger Report
3. College graduates generally out-earn those who have not attended college, yet many say they can't afford to get a four-year degree – or that they just don't want to. - Pew Research Center
SHOUT OUT
Presidents like Brendan Kelly at the University of West Georgia are raising the importance of health and well-being by helping create administrative-level leadership positions. UWG promoted Bridgette Stewart as its new Chief Wellness Officer, a role becoming increasingly popular across higher ed but one that surprisingly doesn’t exist at many institutions.
CAMPUS LIFE
- UConn reinstates mask mandate, students confused about where to wear them. - Fox 61
- Why two big universities are powering through COVID-19 without masks while others can’t. - University Business
- Higher education's top admissions association will spearhead a study examining how dropping the SAT and ACT as an entrance requirement affected enrollment. - Higher Ed Dive
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PERSPECTIVES
- Student success coaches contacted 27,000 students who dropped out at 25 colleges and universities. The coaches re-enrolled 3,000 students this academic year. - Inside Higher Ed
- Cybersecurity superheroes next-gen: How higher-ed helps them find their crime-fighting niche. - Security Intelligence
- Immigrant engineering faculty may face challenges in navigating US classroom cultures and the societal context for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. - Inside Higher Ed