Publications
I'm excited to share with you some of the articles I've published. These opinion pieces focus on education and the journey from learning to employment. I encourage you to dive in and discover something that resonates with you.
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Community College Daily
To thrive in volatile times, colleges must crack the code on industry pathways
August 20, 2023 — The country’s labor shortage continues to flummox employers, with nearly 10 million job openings going unfilled in industries as varied as healthcare, K-12 education, manufacturing and hospitality. The sustained lack of workers — from engineers, to computer scientists — is not only causing headaches for hiring managers but stymying the federal government’s efforts to strengthen the country’s infrastructure and boost the economy. Continue reading…
Community college transfer gap challenges equity anew
Higher Ed Dive
December 19, 2022 — InsideTrack’s president suggests some fixes after the rate of women transferring from two-year to four-year institutions fell during the pandemic. Transfer student enrollment plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past two years, the rate of college transfers fell by 13.5% — or more than twice the decline of non-transfer enrollment, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Continue reading…
Chief Learning Officer
Using measurement to understand human barriers to worker success
December 19, 2022 — Employers have long tried to measure worker performance, from the time-honored practice of performance reviews to the increasingly popular — but increasingly criticized — trend of tracking productivity. But after more than two centuries of investments, research and fine-tuning, performance management remains a source of dissatisfaction and even frustration at many companies. Continue reading…
Training Industry
Creating a new playbook for employee support in a hybrid workplace
March 15, 2022 — Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, employees are quitting their jobs in record numbers, countless Americans are foregoing commutes and the nine-to-five routine, opting to stay remote, and millions of positions remain unfilled as workers hold out for better jobs that offer more professional growth. Employees are reassessing the role of work and the workplace in their lives in search of a different sort of relationship... Continue reading…
The Hechinger Report
OPINION: Why working while in college can be a bad investment for students
September 27, 2021 — Every school year and summer during my time as a first-generation college student, I worked to put myself through college. I worked at fast-food restaurants, a gift-basket delivery service, a local grocery store warehouse and the campus bookstore. My concern was most definitely not finding a well-paying job or a high-flying internship that would prepare me for a long-term career. Continue reading…
The Hill
Beneath the surface, a crisis for working women and mothers in college
May 14, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the careers of women, with an estimated 3 million having left the workforce over the last year. The crisis has been especially trying for working mothers, with more than half saying their job performance has slipped during the pandemic. Fortunately, the news is brighter on college campuses, where women are staying enrolled in college at three times the rate of men. Continue reading…
The Times Higher Ed
Tackling the campus mental health crisis has to be a team sport
February 28, 2024 — Higher education institutions are continuing to struggle with the rising mental health needs of their students. Since 2014, the share of college students experiencing depression has risen from 21 per cent to 41 per cent. Students reporting symptoms of anxiety rose from 20 per cent to 36 per cent. At the same time, half of students with mental health conditions have never used any campus counseling services. Just two-thirds of students say they know who and where to turn to when experiencing a crisis. Continue reading…