A literature review identified 12 strategies that have been empirically linked to improvements in graduate employability. A survey methodology was used to investigate self-reported use and/or perspectives on these strategies among four stakeholder groups. The following questions were asked: to students--What strategies are you using to improve…

The Rhode Island State Internship Program provides students with off-campus work experiences in State government offices that offer a taste of the real political world. It is felt that this permits them to make comparisons between their on-the-job experiences and those that are presented in textbooks. A unique feature of the Rhode Island program…

Undergraduates are sacrificing the full experience of college to other priorities and the major detractor is off-campus work. Faculty complain that jobs take time from studies and extracurricular activities; job schedules constrain a teacher's ability to confer with students, to arrange field trips, and student time in the library. (MLW)