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Federal Job Applicants Can’t Skip ‘Loyalty Question’ 

New essay questions on many federal job applications, asking candidates how they would advance the Trump administration’s policies, are optional, according to the Office of Personnel Management. But new documents submitted in a lawsuit seeking the removal of these...

Engineering Without The Liberal Arts Is A Broken Machine  

This whole-brain approach to engineering is neither emphasized nor practiced nearly enough. Sure, our school, like any school, supports the idea of exploratory education on paper. UConn regularly boasts about their general education program: an overflowing course...

Leadership Macomb Visits Detroit Arsenal

 A group of leaders from throughout Macomb County were introduced to the county’s defense and aerospace industries April 15 with visits to the U.S. Army’s Detroit Arsenal and General Dynamics Land Systems as part of the Leadership Macomb program. The Detroit...

The Tech Industry Is Applying An Uber-Style ‘Gigification’ Model To Nursing

In the late 2000s, surging unemployment during the financial crash gave rise to the gig economy, later supercharged by the emergence of ride-sharing and food-delivery apps. Almost two decades later, gig work is as big as it’s ever been, and is creeping into one of the...
Making Business School Leadership Gender-Inclusive

Across many sectors, value statements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have taken center stage. In our own field of higher education, institutions have started placing great emphasis on diversifying their faculty and their student bodies. However,...

Study: Remote Work Can Reduce Carbon Footprint

"Remote workers could have a 54% lower carbon footprint compared to onsite workers," a new study finds The benefits of remote work keep rolling in, with a new study discovering that that working from home cuts carbon emissions in half. From improving...

The Hollywood Dual Strike Isn’t Just About The Writers And Actors

Not long after the Writers Guild of America’s strike started in May, Eugene Ramos began trying to walk the picket lines at least twice a week every week. On such occasions, he dons his sunglasses and baseball cap—equipment for “war,” he calls it—to combat the Los...

Survey: People Increasingly Unhappy At Work

A new survey from BambooHR shows their "employee satisfaction score," calculating happiness in the workforce, hit about 37 this summer. That number has fallen significantly since the height of the pandemic. The CEO of BambooHR, Brad Rencher, joined CBS News to discuss...

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