gallup alumni survey / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Thirty-one percent of recent college graduates strongly agree that they gained important job-related skills while completing their undergraduate degrees. /poll/315500/college-alumni-room-job-skill-improvement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/315500/college-alumni-room-job-skill-improvement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:00:00 GMT Purpose and pay are among the main reasons graduates characterize their first good job as "good." Less than a third of recent graduates say they had a good job waiting for them upon graduation. /poll/312623/purpose-pay-define-good-job-college-grads.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/312623/purpose-pay-define-good-job-college-grads.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 01 Jul 2020 07:00:00 GMT New research from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Â鶹´«Ã½AV finds lasting benefits to student-athletes from sports participation. /opinion/gallup/313025/lasting-benefits-college-sports-student-athletes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/313025/lasting-benefits-college-sports-student-athletes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:00:00 GMT Black college graduates experience inequities in access, safety, inclusion and finances in college at greater rates than white graduates. /poll/312548/black-college-grads-report-less-support-college.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/312548/black-college-grads-report-less-support-college.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 17 Jun 2020 07:00:00 GMT About a third of recent college graduates report they are confident their institution would have fully investigated a reported sexual assault claim. Female and LGBT graduates are less confident than their peers. /poll/311675/alumni-reflect-college-responsiveness-sex-assault.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/311675/alumni-reflect-college-responsiveness-sex-assault.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 04 Jun 2020 07:00:00 GMT Among current U.S. undergraduates, arts and humanities majors are significantly more likely than others to have had several key collegiate experiences that predict positive life outcomes. /poll/246017/student-support-faculty-mentors-varies-major.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/246017/student-support-faculty-mentors-varies-major.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT Mentorship is key to college students' success, and institutions of higher learning need to do more to ensure that students find mentors. /opinion/gallup/245048/importance-helping-students-find-mentors-college.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/245048/importance-helping-students-find-mentors-college.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT College grads view career-related advice provided by faculty and staff members as more helpful than advice provided by the career services offices. /poll/244811/professors-provide-valued-career-advice-grads.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/244811/professors-provide-valued-career-advice-grads.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Nov 2018 05:01:00 GMT Professors are the most common source of mentorship at U.S. colleges and universities. Across academic disciplines, arts and humanities professors are the most likely to establish mentoring relationships with students. /poll/244019/recent-college-grads-say-professors-frequent-mentors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/244019/recent-college-grads-say-professors-frequent-mentors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 30 Oct 2018 04:01:00 GMT