Contrary to what many undergraduates think, a bachelor’s degree in a high demand field is not a golden ticket to career success.
To wit… “If anything, the numbers point to an oversupply of skills, says Hal Salzman, a sociologist at Rutgers University. In a 2018 paper, he and colleagues showed that only about 60 to 70% of US computing and engineering graduates land jobs in STEM, dropping to between 10 and 50% for those studying life sciences, physical sciences and maths.
From NLP to LLMs to agentic AI: The evolution of artificial intelligence Introduction Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated global enterprises and societies with a velocity that is without precedent in the history of technology. Yet we must remind...
A Letter from the Guest Editors "Counter-GIS" as Collaborative Practice: Grounded Experiments in Digital Mapping Download the Full Issue Over the past several decades, digital maps have increasingly become a part of the lives of non-specialists, be it through...
What Do People Think of E-bikes? A Closer Look at Perception, Safety, and the New NJ Law Authored by Hannah Younes, Yingning Xie E-bikes are having a moment. They’re showing up in neighborhoods, on trails, at work and transit stations, and in the hands of people who...
As more adults pursue nondegree pathways for skill development and career advancement, and with the enactment of Workforce Pell in July 2025, which authorizes Pell Grants for training programs as short as 150 hours or eight weeks, the need for clear definitions and...
Margo Chaly of the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education Guests on Work Trends RU Podcast In the latest episode of Work Trends RU, host Dr. Carl Van Horn speaks with Margo Chaly, Acting Secretary of the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher...