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This article is about the Model of Reading Engagement (MORE) curriculum, developed by Harvard’s READS Lab, which improves literacy for all students by integrating language instruction directly into science and social studies lessons. Research shows that this approach allows English …

If your internship or job search feels harder right now, you’re not imagining it.

The current hiring landscape is more competitive than it has been in recent years. Opportunities are still out there, but they’re fewer, more selective, and increasingly …

AI is disproportionately automating the entry-level jobs Gen Z depends on — like administrative support, customer service, and junior analytics — eroding the early-career pathways through which young workers traditionally build skills and advance. Without targeted policy intervention, firms will capture AI’s productivity …

AI is quietly shrinking entry-level hiring — not by eliminating existing jobs, but by preventing new ones from being created, with young workers in AI-exposed roles seeing a 13% employment drop between 2022 and 2026. Because entry-level roles are how junior …

AI and automation are steadily eliminating entry-level jobs not through layoffs, but by reducing new hiring — with employment for young workers in AI-exposed roles falling 13% between 2022 and 2026. This creates a serious long-term risk: since junior roles are …

Today’s college students increasingly want careers focused on purpose as much as profit, as issues like climate change, human rights, and sustainability have become central to business. Babson integrates social impact into its curriculum from day one, teaching students to …

The article argues that volunteering gives students a chance to build practical skills — like leadership, communication, and time management — that complement their academic education. Beyond skill-building, giving back to others has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, boost self-worth, …

The Forbes article explains that the careers least likely to be replaced by AI are those requiring human judgment, emotional control, and decision-making under pressure, rather than routine or predictable tasks. It highlights roles—especially in healthcare, aviation, and law—like nurse …

The article argues that in the age of AI, many college graduates are struggling to find jobs—especially without internships—and are increasingly ending up underemployed. It suggests colleges must adapt by emphasizing real-world experience and practical skills, not just degrees, so …

Two Amherst alums were recently awarded the prestigious 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship for trailblazing artists. Learn more about the work of choreographer Yanira Castro ’93 and artist and Amherst professor Sonya Clark ’89.