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 …
Anthropology students explore career transitions with participatory research
Daniel Ginsberg, PhD Manager of Education, Research & Professional Development American Anthropological Association A bachelor’s degree in anthropology makes people nervous. They worry that it might be impractical, dooming graduates to flail around trying to …
Refugees and the International Higher Education Audit Culture in the United States
Refugees overcome high barriers to survive, resettle in the United States, and to thrive in their new communities. On account of the protracted nature of modern conflicts, refugees are now often displaced for a decade …