Professional, Continuing and Online Education Update by UPCEA

Professional, Continuing, and Online Education Update by UPCEA

The most-regretted (and lowest-paying) college majors - Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post

Almost half of humanities and arts majors regret their choice — and enrollment in those disciplines is shrinking rapidly. Nearly half of humanities and arts majors have studier’s remorse as of 2021. Engineering majors have the fewest regrets: Just 24 percent wish they’d chosen something different, according to a Federal Reserve survey. As a rule, those who studied STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — are much more likely to believe they made the right choice, while those in social sciences or vocational courses second-guess themselves.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/02/college-major-regrets/

8 big questions as colleges start fall 2022 - Rick Seltzer, Higher Ed Dive

Will higher ed’s financial picture clear? Can campuses innovate? Is a new generation of presidents ready to rise to the moment? All summer, we’ve been monitoring developments affecting the sector and asking higher ed leaders what’s on their minds. We condensed their thoughts into eight big questions for the fall.

https://www.highereddive.com/news/8-big-questions-as-colleges-start-fall-2022/631100/

4 Things Good Leaders Do When Facing Obstacles That Bad Leaders Don't - Marcel Schwantes, Inc.

Effective leaders put aside their expertise to get the best out of colleagues. They heighten the collective genius of those in their organizations. Ineffective leaders, on the other hand, flex their expertise in the moment. They feel good about their decisions, while their colleagues feel isolated, unheard, and undervalued. To understand the tactics of effective leaders in high-functioning organizations during difficult times, I caught up with Dr. Richard Winters, author of You're the Leader. Now What?: Leadership Lessons from Mayo Clinic.

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/4-things-good-leaders-do-when-facing-obstacles-that-bad-leaders-dont.html

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