"A college degree is usually thought of as a ticket to a great job and a secure future. Yet, the job market over the past few years has not been kind to graduates. Rapid changes in technology and uncertainty about the influence of AI on the economy have made it harder for companies to know what their new employees need to know to be successful."
"I have argued in the past that this uncertainty actually makes college degrees more useful than ever, but higher education is doing a poor job of helping students navigate this uncertainty. Sadly, universities aren't going to fix this problem by hiring more career counselors. Instead, they're going to have to do the hard work of restructuring their teaching mission for the 21 st century."
Recent labor-market uncertainty and rapid technological change, including AI, have made it difficult for employers to identify what new hires must know. Degree programs retain value because they can teach durable skills—abilities that apply across many settings—and liberal arts graduates often succeed long-term for that reason. Higher education cannot solve the problem with more career counselors alone; institutions must restructure their teaching mission for the 21st century. A practical, though labor-intensive, strategy includes focusing on durable skills, aligning assessments with outcomes, and tracking competencies instead of courses. One educator left a university role to join Minerva Project to promote this model.
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