President Elizabeth Kiss was featured in Inside Higher Ed for an article, "For Presidents, Necessity Breeds Innovation."
As economic, demographic, political and technological forces reshape higher education, presidents are experimenting, including in ways that blur the traditional lines between institution types, and between college and work, according to the article.
Kiss talked about how the College is doubling down on post-graduate pathways, such as the recently announced 4+1 pathway for Union graduates to earn a master's in business at the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business.
In addition, Union is launching micro-credentials this fall to enable Union students to demonstrate their skills to prospective employers. From Excel to AI tools to marketing skills and more, Kiss said students will be able to show that they have earned a nationally normed credential on top of the all the essential skills -- critical thinking, communication, teamwork and more -- that they gain in the classroom.
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