As the job market struggles to recover, colleges must focus on new ways to help prepare their students for post-graduate success. How can colleges ensure that their graduates will have the skills desired by employers today? To find out The Chronicle surveyed companies and other employers about the needs they have now and how they believe colleges can improve in preparing their future hires.

In an upcoming virtual forum hosted by assistant managing editor, Ian Wilhelm, The Chronicle will review the survey findings with author Jeffrey Selligno and a panel of experts.

Hear how colleges can:

  • Help create a smooth transition from campus life to professional life.

  • Better align their curriculum with employer needs.

  • Address digital literacy gaps.


Register now for a fascinating hour reviewing all-new insights from employers seeking new graduates like those from your institution.




Hosts


Goldie Blumenstyk

Senior Writer,
The Chronicle of Higher Education


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Ian Wilhelm

Assistant Managing Editor,
The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Jeff Selingo

Washington Post Columnist, New York Times Best Selling Author and Higher Education Expert

Agenda

2:00
Welcome and Introduction
Ian Wilhelm and Sebastian Distefano

2:05  | Chronicle Presentation
What Employers Say They Want
Jeffrey Selingo, higher ed expert, presents data from an exclusive Chronicle survey of what skills employers are looking for in new hires and how they think colleges can better prepare graduates..

2:15  | Chronicle Panel
Building a Better Talent Pipeline
Jeffrey Selingo interviews Joe May and Lynn Wooten to discuss what’s needed to create a stronger transition from college to career.

2:35  | Presentation
How Remote Work Accelerates the Need for Digital Literacy

2:50 | Chronicle Panel
Realigning the Curriculum
Goldie Blumenstyk interviews a Louis Soares and Mary B. Marcy about how colleges can better align their curriculum with the needs of companies and the competition they face from alt-ed providers.

3:10 | Final Notes
Closing remarks and Q & A
Ian Wilhelm and Sebastian Distefano





Guest Panelists


Joe May

Chancellor,
the Dallas College
Community District

Lynn Wooten

President,
Simmons University

Stephen Marshall

Chair, Department Media & Communication
East Tennessee State University

Sebastian Distefano 

Global Manager of Strategic Development, Higher Education, Adobe

Louis Soares

Chief Learning and Innovation Officer,
American Council on Education

Mary B. Marcy

President,
Dominican University of California

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The first 100 registrants will
receive a Free copy of the book
Who Gets In and Why
A Year Inside College Admissions
by Jeff Selingo