We're marking a year of the College-to-Jobs Initiative with new recommendations for educators, employers, and policymakers on how to improve college-to-jobs connections.
We've released six stakeholder briefs, and hosted a lunchtime webinar series building on our expert discussion groups held over the past year. Our aim is to increase attention and investment in college-to-career transitions and show how colleges can better deliver on economic prosperity.
Policy & Practice Briefs
Stakeholder Brief #1 | Strengthening College-Employer Partnerships
Stakeholder Brief #2 | Expanding Equitable Work-based Learning Opportunities
Stakeholder Brief #3 | Redesigning Postsecondary Accountability Measures to Promote Student Success
Stakeholder Brief #4 | Driving Regional Economic Development Through Higher Education
Stakeholder Brief #5 | Modernizing and Leveraging Education-Workforce Data Systems
Stakeholder Brief #6 | Preparing Students with the Skills to Navigate the Future of Work
Lunchtime Webinar Series
Strengthening College-Employer Partnerships
May 20, 2024
Join Aimée Eubanks Davis, CEO and Founder of Braven, and Raffaella Sadun, Charles E. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, for our inaugural Lunchtime Dialogue on strengthening partnerships between colleges and employers.
Expanding Equitable Work-based Learning Opportunities
May 30, 2024
Join Andy Navarrete, Head of External Affairs at Capital One, and Jerry Rubin, Visiting Fellow at the Project on Workforce at Harvard, for a Lunchtime Dialogue on expanding equitable work-based learning opportunities.
Redesigning Postsecondary Accountability Measures to Prioritize Student Success
Jun 5, 2024
Join Ray Martinez, President and CEO of Texas Association of Community Colleges, and David Deming, Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, for a Lunchtime Dialogue on redesigning postsecondary accountability measures.
Driving Regional Economic Development Through Higher Education
Jun 12, 2024
Join Rachel Lipson, Founding Director of the Project on Workforce at Harvard, and Kerry McKittrick, Co-Director of the Project on Workforce at Harvard, for a Lunchtime Dialogue on driving regional economic development through higher education.
Modernizing and Leveraging Education-Workforce Data Systems
Jun 18, 2024
Join Matt Berry, Executive Director at the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), and Matt Sigelman, President of The Burning Glass Institute and Visiting Fellow of the Project on Workforce at Harvard, for a Lunchtime Dialogue on modernizing data systems.
Preparing Students with the Skills to Navigate the Future of Work
Jun 26, 2024
Join Matt Walsh, Research Director at Lightcast, and Peter Blair, Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, for a Lunchtime Dialogue on preparing students with the skills to navigate the future of work.