Aligning Academic Goals with Employers’ Needs

Higher education is at a crossroads. Colleges are facing a myriad of financial and political pressures, not to mention an enrollment cliff that is expected to arrive in the coming decade.

How can your institution overcome these challenges and ensure students stay engaged and learn the skills employers need?

In The Chronicle's Hands-On Career Preparation, learn how to navigate public anxiety over tuition, cynicism about the return on investment of a degree, and dwindling funding from many state governments.

Order this report for insight into: 

• Demographic and by-major data on internships and apprenticeships.

• Examples of programs that align academic goals with work-force demands.

• What innovators at community colleges, public research and regional institutions, and private colleges are doing to provide experiential learning opportunities.