Rethinking Professional Development for Grad Students

How to create opportunities that go beyond the classroom and prepare students for the dynamic workforce they’ll soon enter.

[...] "When I began my career in higher education, the focus was almost entirely on preparing students for academic careers. But times have changed. Today, an increasing number of graduate students are exploring diverse career paths, both within and outside academia. This shift requires us to rethink our approach to professional development." [...]

Laura Kuizin is director of the master of applied professional studies in the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the Graduate Career Consortium, an organization providing an international voice for graduate-level career and professional development leaders.

For the full article, visit: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/carpe-careers/2024/08/19/how-better-prepare-graduate-students-workforce

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