Tag: Employment: Page 9

Leadership & Policy

Higher Ed Leaders Now Working to Close ‘Skills Gap Shortage’

A growing number of colleges and universities are partnering with employers to train students with the skills they will need to break into local industries.

October 9, 2014

Latinx

Starbucks: 1,000-plus Enrolled for Tuition Program

Starbucks says more than 1,000 of its workers have enrolled for an upcoming fall semester at Arizona State University to take advantage of a program that helps pay for their tuition.

October 7, 2014

Students

Can Focusing on Workplace Skills Increase College Completion Rates?

In spite of controversy, community colleges and businesses at a conference in New York say the answer is yes.

October 5, 2014

Disabilties

Biden Announces $450 Million Worth of Grants for Higher Ed

The funding is designed to help community colleges and other institutions provide better job training.

September 29, 2014

African-American

Future Financial Concerns Grip Generation X

As the older Gen Xers turn 50 next year, there is a certain level of apprehension about the future of the economy.

September 17, 2014

Leadership & Policy

University of Illinois Trustees Vote Against Hiring Controversial Professor

University of Illinois trustees on Thursday voted not to hire a professor whose anti-Israel Twitter messages were deemed anti-Semitic by some, raising the likelihood of a lawsuit and further campus protests.

September 11, 2014

HBCUs

Princeton University Worker Told to Choose Medical Pot or Job

A Princeton University employee and marijuana legalization activist said Tuesday he has been told by his employer to choose between medical marijuana and his job.

September 2, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Navy Admiral McRaven Confirmed as University of Texas Chancellor

The head of U.S. Special Operations Command will make $1.2 million annually.

August 21, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Southern University’s Mason Outlines His Contract Extension Requirements

Southern University System President Ronald Mason Jr. won’t seek or accept an extension of his contract when it expires next year, unless certain terms he has outlined are met.

August 21, 2014

African-American

Special Focus: HBCUs

This issue of Diverse includes a special focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s).

August 14, 2014

Opinion

Many Still Feeling Effects of Current Economy

People in all regions of the nation still are struggling.

August 13, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Big Data Measuring Dollar Value of College Degrees

Some college and universities are releasing average salaries earned by students according to their major and campus to help calculate return on investment.

August 10, 2014