We should treat career readiness the same way we address degree completion; with the same precision, sequence, and accountability as the curriculum itself.
Ever wonder why institutions that serve working adults—even the ones that are mostly online—still have clubs, organizations, mascots, and graduation walks?
Self-examination is essential. But the premise of a single, unified higher education system in need of homogeneous reform is fundamentally flawed because no such monolith exists.
Students are arriving on campus less prepared for college-level reading than in previous generations—a trend that has only accelerated with the rise of AI.