Strategies for combating postcollege underemployment.
Colleges and universities need to launch careers, not just produce graduates.
Currently, however, many institutions aren’t doing enough to promote real-world, postgraduation career readiness. Especially at the campuses that serve the largest number of Pell Grant–eligible students, underemployment of bachelor’s degree holders is a critical issue.
A recent report indicates that these institutions are doing a particularly poor job of preparing their graduates for the workforce. Career outcomes, including graduates’ postcollege salary, may not be the only way to assess the value of a college education. But colleges and universities are remiss if they fail to focus on that metric.
