60-Second SoTL – Episode 72

What do employers actually think about higher education’s role in preparing students for an uncertain future? This episode features the latest employer report from the American Association of Colleges and Universities:

Finley, Ashley. 2025. The Agility Imperative: How Employers View Preparation for an Uncertain Future. American Association of Colleges and Universities. https://www.aacu.org/research/the-agility-imperative

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Show Credits

This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric.

60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

Music: “Cryptic” by AudioCoffee.

Image in episode art is by katemangostar on Freepik.

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