Irene Chang, 21, estimates she has submitted around 450 applications since last September and has had about 19 interviews—so far she hasn't gotten any offers.

Ask a teen what they want to be when they grow up, and there’s a fair chance being an influencer is on their list. Digital media and the people who star in it have been cultural mainstays for teens’ entire lives, so creating social media, video or podcast content seems a natural, albeit nontraditional, career path. And […]

For generations, the college campus playbook was simple: grow enrollment, expand programs and build more space. Today, many institutions are facing a very different reality.

Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers—work increasingly done by AI agents—and college enrollment in computer and information science programs has been declining.