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One U. S. college is fixing tuition at just 10% of parental income: 'We're not hiding the cost of college behind secret formulas"
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (536+ words) Many U. S. college degrees now come with a six-figure price tag, forcing families into debt and stunting the financial livelihood of young workers. But at one small liberal arts school in the U. S. , students don't have to choose between academic ambition and…...
Google CEO tells graduates to stop obsessing over first jobs because "very few moments are make or break" in life'a lesson he learned in Vegas
3+ hour ago (678+ words) There's a lot weighing on Gen Z these days: landing a first job, navigating an AI-powered workplace, and figuring out whether traditional milestones like homeownership are still within reach. But instead of trying to come up with solutions to endless…...
As an immigrant turned entrepreneur and college president, here is why I celebrate our nation as it turns 250
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (1262+ words) Nido R. Qubein is president of High Point University, where he has led a transformation that grew enrollment by more than 260%. Before that, he built a career in banking, real estate, publishing and retail, and became an internationally known author and…...
Gen Z graduates are blaming AI for their unemployment woes when they should be looking somewhere else
10+ hour, 49+ min ago (487+ words) The unemployment rate for recent college graduates has held stubbornly at 5. 6%, about the same as it was a year ago. Recent graduate unemployment is considerably higher than the 4. 2% unemployment rate for all workers, which is already its highest in four…...
The babies that weren't born after 2008 are now college-aged'and universities are paying the price
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (672+ words) Universities and colleges across the country have been dealing with a ticking time bomb since the Great Recession, and a growing number of them are saying that it's about to go off, next semester. A series of announcements over the…...
College students are voting with their feet on AI. Goldman has the receipts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (384+ words) Fortune College students are voting with their feet on AI. Goldman has the receipts At least one cohort isn't waiting around to find out who's right about AI and jobs. While executives debated "jobs armageddon" versus new opportunity at Fortune's…...
Michaels CEO tells young workers to stop daydreaming of success and "get moving, take some action, take some risk
1+ week, 2+ day ago (525+ words) In an uncertain economy where workers are keeping their heads down amid layoffs and hiring freezes, many may forget that the biggest career opportunities can come from taking risks. However, Michaels CEO David Boone is here to remind young workers…...
Marketing jobs are among the most exposed to AI. Adobe and Linked In are teaming up to ensure the industry is upskilled'not replaced
1+ week, 2+ day ago (448+ words) Marketing is entering a sharp AI-driven divide. Job postings requiring AI literacy have more than doubled year-over-year, up 113% on Linked In, while just 4% of marketing professionals globally have added AI skills to their profiles'an imbalance that is quickly becoming one…...
Hundreds of Stanford graduates walk out during Google CEO speech in protest
1+ week, 3+ day ago (425+ words) Technology leaders who have taken the podium as graduation speakers as of late may have figured out AI evangelizing isn't polling well with young professionals, and tweaked their messaging accordingly. But it turns out, AI isn't the only point of…...
Rich-kid summer camp now runs up to $17, 000and comes with 15 tennis courts, podcasting classes, and parents who bring the housekeeper
1+ week, 3+ day ago (204+ words) Traditionally, sleepaway summer camps have been places to connect with nature, make boondoggle bracelets, and shower in your swimsuit. But that's not all that they have to be, especially if your parents can afford to send you to a luxury…...