by studentrg | May 29, 2018 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Cyber Security, Jobs of the Future, STEM
We recently overheard this conversation at a college admissions fair . . . A high school student said to another, “When I told my dad I was planning to work in cybersecurity, he said, `Forget it, those careers won’t be around for more than the next few years.’” Her...
by studentrg | May 25, 2018 | Career Pathways, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Student Research Foundation Research
“The Top 5 Skills Every College Student Needs to Acquire Before Graduation,” an article that Christina DesMarais recently wrote for Inc., says that before graduating from college, today’s students should know how to . . . Code Develop for AI Understand Agile computer...
by studentrg | May 14, 2018 | College Major
“Across the U.S., universities that have long offered degrees related to the fossil-fuels industry are starting to offer degrees and concentrations in wind and solar technologies. Companies such as Tesla Inc. are seeking recruits with specialized skills in renewable...
by studentrg | May 10, 2018 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Jobs of the Future, Online Courses
When deciding what courses they should be offering, colleges often use a simple process of subtraction . . . The skills workers need – minus the skills their college teaches = equals the skills they should be teaching, but are not That way of thinking makes...
by studentrg | May 3, 2018 | Career Pathways, Paying for College
To save on college costs, about 100,000 American students every year follow a simple strategy . . . They go to community colleges for two years, then transfer to four-year state or private colleges and complete their undergraduate work there. This strategy is...
