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The article reports on the growth of U.S. apprenticeship programs that are developed in conjunction with college academic programs. It describes how high school students can learn job skills and earn college credits, which will save on tuition if students wish to enroll in college. The article mentions several programs, including CareerWise Colorado, founded by plastics executive Noel Ginsburg.

The article offers information related to letter of recommendation that has outlived its usefulness and is now more trouble than it's worth. Topic discussed includes readers, that have served on both graduate-admissions committees and hiring committees and in this capacity, over the years had the opportunity to read thousands of letters of recommendation.

The article looks at the impact of efforts by the grant-making foundation the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to reform U.S. higher education. It notes that critics of the foundation claim that it promotes a system of education created for measurability, delivered through technology, and narrowly focused on preparing students for short-term employability. Details are provided on the history of the foundation and its financing since 2006 as well as founder Bill Gates focus on assisting low-income students through college. Particular attention is also given to the foundation's funding of an online education program through Southern New Hampshire University as well as how Gates' efforts to enroll more students in higher education could reduce acceptance requirements.

The article discusses the Iowa Guided Reflection on Work (GROW) program at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, which seeks to show students the connections between their class work and their campus jobs. Topics discussed include the role of campus job supervisors in the program, the involvement of professor George D. Kuh in starting the program, and the role of the university's assistant vice president for student life Sarah Hansen.

Employers aren't shy when it comes to complaining about the faults of colleges in preparing students for the workplace. But what's their contribution? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jerry Brown thinks so. His dream project will give millions of the state's working adults the opportunity to earn credentials and certificates. But is that what they want? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers the author's insights on non-tenure-track (NTT) colleagues or part-time college teachers in higher education. Topics discussed include author's conversation with an NTT who is teaching a nonrenewable contract at an institution, application of a client-based strategy to academe, and transforming one's curriculum vitae (CV) into a résumé.

The pace of the increase, according to new data from the Lumina Foundation, is not fast enough to meet the goal of having 60 percent of adults with a degree or credential of value by 2025. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Job losses in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors are piling up in the Missouri Bootheel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

People who say they've been harassed also speak of ripple effects and lasting consequences -- personally, professionally, and for their disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors present their thoughts on "The Teaching of the Arts at Humanities at Harvard College: Mapping the Future," a report issued by Harvard University which examined the school's decline in humanities enrollment. They discuss the importance of applying skills influenced by studying the humanities to professional careers, stating that more importance should be placed on the quality of teachers rather than the amount of enrolled students.

The author presents his thoughts on the value of graduate level education and the job placement rate of those with a Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy) degree. Specific attention is given to students pursuing careers in the academic field as tenured professors, as the author states that many such students are encouraged to enter graduate programs without knowing how the system works or the likelihood of employment. He suggests more data on individual graduate programs and advisers to prepare students.

The author presents his thoughts on the 50 percent attrition rate among graduate school students attempting to attain a Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy). He argues that despite the attrition rate's impact on the workforce, the ideal graduate-school attrition rate should not be zero. In support of this, he states that only admitting students guaranteed to finish the program would exclude those students able to finish the program but choose not to in favor of other academic and professional pursuits.

The article discusses research into the employment and career paths of doctoral graduates, especially those who do not become professors or academic researchers. The 2012 study titled "Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers" by the U.S. graduate education organization the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) is discussed, which surveyed college graduates and recommended that professors provide more career guidance outside academia. The Scholarly Communication Institute (SCI), a humanities education research organization, is conducting a survey in 2012 of former humanities graduate students who are working outside the professoriate, known as alternate academic of alt-ac careers.

The author discusses the benefits that working while enrolled in a university or college can have for students. The author argues against the idea that working while in school negatively impacts students' engagement with their school work. A pilot project at the University of Iowa that gave students the chance to work on-campus and apply their educations in a work setting is discussed.