Pandemic accelerates glacial pace of change — along with fears of ‘two worlds’
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Liz Willen Dear reader,
Over the years, The Hechinger Report has often noted that higher education is slow to change – but we are now seeing many ways ([link removed]) the pandemic and the need for new workers is accelerating the pace. This week, we have two examples of innovation that are worth your time.
One comes from Connecticut, where more students are taking advantage ([link removed]) of short-term, noncredit training programs that lead to jobs – without the time and investment it takes to earn a college degree. Similar nondegree skills training programs are popping up throughout the U.S., as companies such as IBM and Google create their own courses and credentials.
We also take a look this week at ways to get a degree in another swiftly changing field: addiction recovery. ([link removed]) Turns out, community colleges are stepping up to offer programs that train students for programs where they can use their personal experience to find good jobs in a growing field. We love to hear (and write about) new ideas and programs, another reason why I eagerly read feedback and comments from our readers. We especially love when you tell friends to sign up ([link removed]) for our many newsletters.
Liz Willen, Editor
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** COLUMN: Changes to come should be ‘music to your ears,’ higher education innovators say ([link removed])
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Pandemic accelerates glacial pace of change — along with fears of ‘two worlds’
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** Impatient for workers, businesses help students take college shortcuts ([link removed])
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Employers and states are adding faster-paced skills training for people who want to forgo college
** An evolving role for colleges: Training people recovering from substance abuse disorders to be part of treatment teams ([link removed])
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An evolving role for colleges: Training former substance abusers to be part of treatment teams
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** OPINION: Hiring more college mental health counselors is not the only or the best answer for today’s struggling students ([link removed])
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We also need to invest in programs that address larger cultural and social issues on residential campuses
** OPINION: Why the narrative that critical race theory ‘makes white kids feel guilty’ is a lie ([link removed])
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Our classrooms are not sites of demoralized children who hate themselves and their country. Students are hungry for explanations — real explanations — for the world they have inherited.
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