Guest contribution from Debora Jeske Virtual internships have been around for well over ten years. In recent months, this kind of internship has suddenly moved into the mainstream, replacing traditional on-site internships. As students, educators …
Kevon Williams and Dr. Mindi Thompson Publish Policy Brief on Supporting Black Interns through Vicarious Racial Trauma
In the wake of the 2020 protests demanding justice and equality for marginalized communities, Black undergraduates have continued to pursue and complete internships around the country. Recognizing the psychological tax that Black student interns must …
Running Virtual Internships: Key Tips for Employers
Guest contribution from Debora Jeske Over the course of the last few months, I received several queries from different employers about how to best run virtual internships instead of or in addition to traditional internships. …
Supporting Virtual Internships: Key Tips for Educational Representatives
Guest contribution from Debora Jeske Over the course of the last few months, many students have had to find alternative internships and employment. This has meant that many Career Services departments and especially internship coordinators …
CCWT research partner, the HMoob American Studies Committee releases statement supporting Black Lives Matter
The HMoob American Studies Committee (HMASC) is a student activist committee at UW-Madison, which is partnering with CCWT in ongoing research to study the socio-cultural and institutional factors that impact the college and career experiences …
No internship, one internship or Multiple internships: What does career adaptability tells us?
Authors: Zhixuan Wu, Zi ChenAttending more than one internship during college has become a common practice for many students. From early 2018 to early 2019, survey data from our College Internship Study found that 147 …
No deportations for Hmong Wisconsinites, or anyone else
Recent news surfaced about negotiations between the U.S. and Lao governments to deport Hmong/Lao refugees to Laos. If agreements are reached, approximately 4,500 Hmong/Lao individuals with a final order for deportation would be affected. As a research group who studies …
Multiple Internships: Ladder or Treadmill?
Zhixuan Wu and Vivien Ahrens are Ph.D. students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and project assistants for the “The College Internship Study” (conducted by the Center for College-Workforce Transitions). Here, they give insight into their explorations of an increasingly emerging, yet scarcely researched trend in higher education: …
The doors of opportunity are closed for many students: barriers to internship participation
Author: Javier Rodriguez S., Zi Chen Internships are widely considered positive experiences. Across disciplines, studies suggest that taking part in an internship increases students’ chances at identifying a career path that’s appropriate for them, getting …
New Report on HMoob American University Students at Wisconsin’s 4-Year Colleges
Hmoob American Undergraduate Students at University of Wisconsin’s 4-Year Comprehensive Colleges – Background, Enrollment Statistics, and Graduation Trends Author: MaiNeng Vang Data on Asian Americans are often aggregated, wherein all Asian American communities are lumped …