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AI is eliminating entry-level jobs, per Fortune.

“You don’t need a 10-year plan,” she concluded. “You need two things: a short-term direction, something to work towards right now, and a long-run dream, a sense of the life you want to build.” fortune.com/2026/05/21/she…

Only about a third of Americans now believe a four-year college degree is worth the cost. As many colleges across the country face shrinking enrollment, more than 60 institutions are now offering students a faster path to graduation. @newshourfred reports.

STUDENTS ARE RELYING MORE ON AI, LEADING TO HIGHER GRADES BUT WEAKER LEARNING OUTCOMES, A NEW STUDY FOUND

RESUMES ARE LOSING RELEVANCE AS HIRING SHIFTS TOWARD SKILLS, PORTFOLIOS AND PROOF OF REAL-WORLD WORK, FORBES REPORTS

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Hiring is shifting toward skills, portfolios, and proven work experience, with less emphasis on resumes, per Forbes.

"Higher education needs to do better...We need to do better for our students — we need to step up and help students be prepared." cnbc.com/2026/05/18/wha…

"Companies like @BlackRock and @Meta recently announced that they’re pouring tens of millions into training and recruiting pros like electricians and fiber-optic-cable techs for their data center buildouts." morningbrew.com/stories/ai-is-…

Can colleges still deliver in the age of AI? One Ivy League school is investing $30 million to improve career outcomes cnbc.com/2026/05/18/wha…

"If educators don't change their methods and adapt to the changes we will have a generation of citizens that are not prepared for what lies ahead. AI and automation have crept into our lives and they will only become more advanced." -Derrick Wesley, 2019 linkedin.com/posts/derrick-…

The rise of artificial intelligence is proving to be one of the biggest challenges for schools. But Alpha, a new school in San Francisco, isn’t just embracing AI, it’s letting it take the lead. CBS News’ @Itayhod has more.

College coddling ends in the real world. on.wsj.com/4dpgSer

"There’s no sign in the data that AI is costing anybody their job right now, but we are studying the future of AI and what it means for the workforce." cnbc.com/2026/05/11/tru…

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"Diversify your skillset - Ensure you have a mix of transferable, general skills, as well as technical skills. Transferable skills are those that can be used across a range of work environments while technical skills are generally job-specific." trinity.nsw.edu.au/2026/05/12/is-…