Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don’t stick narrowly to preprofessional education

Daniel V McGehee

doi:10.64628/AAI.35ggrnqhq

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Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don’t stick narrowly to preprofessional education

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Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don’t stick narrowly to preprofessional education

Daniel V McGehee

The Conversation

11/25/2025

DOI: 10.64628/AAI.35ggrnqhq

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Abstract

Parents and policymakers want job security for graduates, but in the AI and automation era, careers may depend as much on curiosity and initiative as on credentials.

Philosophy

Higher Education

Engineering

Innovation

Vocational training

College graduates

College tuition

college access

College cost

Higher ed attainment

US colleges

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Title: Subtitle: Colleges teach the most valuable career skills when they don’t stick narrowly to preprofessional education
Creators: Daniel V McGehee - University of Iowa, The National Advanced Driving Simulator
Resource Type: Magazine article
Publication Details: The Conversation
DOI: 10.64628/AAI.35ggrnqhq
Language: English
Date published: 11/25/2025
Academic Unit: The National Advanced Driving Simulator; Occupational and Environmental Health; Emergency Medicine; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9985034449902771

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