Institutions should invest in a concierge-like experience for working learners with the same urgency, creativity, and institutional commitment they devote to athletics.
What tends to go unexamined is how campuses themselves communicate day to day, and what that teaches students about how information is supposed to move.
We should treat career readiness the same way we address degree completion; with the same precision, sequence, and accountability as the curriculum itself.
The issue is not that Americans lack interest in pursuing high-demand careers, it's that the systems designed to connect workers, training and jobs don't work together.
After more than 240 conversations with sitting college presidents, this higher ed podcast star has identified the leadership traits that separate institutions embracing change from those struggling to keep pace.
