Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen evaluating job preparedness in recent college graduates, both students and employers see room for improvement. According to a recent Cengage Group study, in 2023 more than half of employers (53%) said they cannot identify qualified candidates for many positions. Meanwhile, only 41% of recent graduates said their program taught them skills needed for their […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. For many minority students, attending college is the culmination of years of dreams and hard work. However, it can also be a time fraught with feelings of inadequacy, alienation and discrimination. Mentoring is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesKatie Montgomery is the Executive Manager of Marketing Content at Cengage. She’s got a passion for animal rescue and loves providing content to help make teaching life a little easier for faculty. This has been a big year for content at Cengage. We relaunched Today’s Learner just last summer and are happy to share […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Cengage Communications Team Published: December 26, 2019 From saving college students over $100 million on course materials to adding a free Career Center in Cengage Unlimited, we’ve achieved a number of key milestones in 2019 to help ensure college is more affordable and accessible for all students. Here are some of the highlights from […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesWith the rising cost of tuition and substantial time commitment college requires, students need to feel like their investment is worthwhile. According to our study, nearly 90 percent of students cited getting a better job as the reason to attend college. Although many students indicated their overall college experience was positive, only an approximate one-third […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute2019 was a big year in higher education, from a greater focus on affordability, to an increase in accessible enrollment options. Our prediction? 2020 will be even bigger, with new opportunities to succeed in the classroom and beyond. What do students and educators from around the world hope to achieve in the upcoming year? We […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. For instructors, time management is critical. We all know professors who are in a constant state of stress. Whether they’re behind with grading, scurrying to finish a proposal or an article or […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a Continuing Lecturer in the UCSB Writing Program, where she has taught journalism, science writing, and business/professional writing since 1999. She also blogs for BizComBuzz. As a writing instructor on a campus with no writing major, I have a bit of experience teaching non-majors—more than 20 years’ worth. In almost every class I’ve […]
