One challenge in higher education has been the need to improve postgraduate employment outcomes, writes UT Austin history professor Steven Mintz in his October 28 Inside Higher Ed column “Perceptual Blindness.” He discusses how people can become so focused on serious issues that they miss other trends and challenges, and he cites a 2004 essay by WSCUC President Jamie Studley that “called for more thoughtful ways to introduce undergraduates to the world of work and weave career development across students’ educational journey,” saying the essay was prescient in identifying the employment outcomes challenge.
Read WSCUC President Studley’s essay “Vocation is not a Dirty Word.”
The WSCUC Annual Report is open from May 1 through May 31 and can be accessed in the Accreditation Management Portal (AMP). All eligible, candidate, and accredited institutions are required to submit reports by May 31. The video below demonstrates...Read More
Read MoreThe Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC), chaired by WSCUC President Jamienne S. Studley, reinforced its commitment to student achievement outcomes in a letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) negotiated rulemaking committee. The letter, signed by presidents from...Read More
Read MoreAgreements with third-party service providers, when properly designed and overseen, can support institutional goals, operations, and outcomes. Yet third-party contracts often come with considerable risks and challenges. To help institutional leaders evaluate, develop and manage third-party agreements, WSCUC hosted a...Read More
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