Numerous colleges across the country, including Brandeis in Massachusetts, are embedding career readiness across their curricula.
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In an increasingly tough job market for new graduates , Brandeis University has joined a legion of higher education institutions focusing on skills development and career readiness to prepare students for life after college.
With a $25 million investment from its Board of Trustees and overwhelming faculty support, the wealthy, selective liberal arts university in Massachusetts will unroll a revamped, skills-focused curriculum next fall.
“We are living through a time of extraordinary change across technology, the economy and society,” Brandeis president Arthur Levine said last week at an event in Washington, D.C., wh