If young workers can no longer count on early skill-building on the job, then colleges and employers need to ensure they gain them before graduating.

New Jersey lawmakers have reversed some proposed funding cuts to community colleges, ensuring operating aid remains consistent with the past two years. However, financial aid programs—including the Community College Opportunity Grant—will still face reductions under the new budget.

For the good of the country and the world, we can all hope that university research in crucial areas will continue. 

We're not the first college and university to close, nor will we be the last," President Douglas Palmer said in a video announcement.