Higher education institutions could hire more cybersecurity educators, create related degree pathways, and work with industry recruiters to link recent graduates with jobs. As cyberattacks threaten to wreak havoc on all sectors of society including critical infrastructure, the case is strong to bolster incentives for people to enter the field with more robust pay and benefits, not layoffs.

The college completion gap for Black students also shrank as well, to about 10 percentage points. Educational return is greater for Black adults than the national cohort. For example, although homeownership rates did not vary much across education levels for the national population, noticeably higher percentages of Black homeowners had higher education.

That’s led the retailer to launch a recruitment and training program aimed at enticing recent college graduates to join the company. Those accepted will receive a starting salary of at least $65,000 and be put on an accelerated two-year management track.

In 2018, Gen Zers were less likely than previous generations at the same age to have dropped out of high school and more likely to have enrolled in a two- or four-year college, per Pew Research Center and the US Census Bureau. This increased pursuit of higher education is happening for several reasons. First, Gen Zers are more likely to have a college-educated parent than previous generations.

An increasing number of highly educated Black professionals are entering the workforce: As of 2020, 40.2% of Black millennials had a college degree compared with 29.0% of Black Gen Xers, per the census data. Companies would be wise to tailor their product lines to this population’s needs. Expect a growing market with diverse tastes and demand for high-quality products and services.

The big takeaway: Studies have found that corporations in states that advance legislation seeking to restrict rights of LGBTQ+ individuals have a harder time recruiting and retaining staff, with this effect more pronounced on the younger, college-educated professionals that Apple relies on.

Two of the NCAA Division I Power Five conferences (Big Ten and Pac-12) announced that they would postpone all fall college sports as a result of the ongoing pandemic.

eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver, junior analyst Blake Droesch and vice president of content studio Paul Verna discuss if people are falling back in love with their TVs, if online video dating will work, why we can't (yet) trust the internet, brands building goodwill during the pandemic, the un-college movement, what the average person looks like and more.

Demand for physicians will continue to outstrip supply, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The AAMC projects a shortage of 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians by 2034 in its July 2021 report, conducted by IHS Markit Ltd.

eMarketer analyst Ross Benes, forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom and principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin discuss what's next for out-of-home advertising now that the US is sheltering in place. They then talk about college football's TV ad inventory being in jeopardy, TikTok's data collection practices and the social platforms that small businesses are most likely to advertise on.

Yahyaoui sees Mos’s model as a way to maintain post-college relationships with young adults: “We cater to you in those first years of adulthood, and in the future we’ll grow up with you because you will be getting out of college, having apartments, renting and paying for rent.”. The neobank faces competition for its target demographic, the publication points out.

State Farm sent football fans on an augmented-reality treasure hunt across college campuses to find more than 1 million virtual footballs and a chance to win NFTs they could sell.

However, until recently, most colleges didn’t offer a digital option for accessing university mental health services. Digital mental health solutions like Mantra’s could help curb the mental health crisis among students: In general, most teletherapy users have reported no commute, flexible schedules, and easy setup as top benefits of digital mental healthcare.

They will encompass all core and complementary services to create an end-to-end experience, such as homeownership, healthcare, or higher education. For example, although it does not market itself as a super app, banking software provider Blend is creating a fully digital homeownership experience that includes services like mortgages, homeowners insurance, and real estate agent matching.

He is co-author of "Marketing to the Entitled Consumer," and holds degrees from the National University of Ireland, Galway, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Stirling. Brian Glover is head of product marketing for Adobe Marketo Engage. Brian leads Adobe’s B2B marketing solutions, including Bizible and Adobe’s real-time customer data platform.

A 2020 Harvard Business Review article cited cases where algorithms led to biases— for example, UK college admissions were tied to the past performances of schools the students attended, and Amazon’s recruiting algorithm penalized applicants whose submissions included the word “women’s.”.

The USS is the UK’s largest private pension scheme, provided by staff of UK higher education institutions. More on this: The USS announced its net-zero 2050 target in May last year—and is shifting £5 billion ($6.75 billion) of its global developed markets’ equity allocation to its new climate index to help accomplish this.