Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors: The Integration of Career Readiness Into the Curriculum

Faculty members play a distinct and important role in the career readiness and development of students in higher education.

From advising students on career-related issues, to connecting students to resources on and off campus, faculty are often a key source for students about careers.

In Fall 2023, for the first time ever, NACE partnered with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the Society for Experiential Education (SEE) to survey college faculty about their engagement in career preparation and development.

Groundbreaking Faculty Survey Report

Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors: The Integration of Career Readiness Into the Curriculum highlights data from the survey that demonstrate the many ways faculty support career readiness. It also offers recommendations for how institutions of higher education and their faculty and staff can work together to support deeper engagement of faculty in the career development and, ultimately, the outcomes of students to support greater institutional effectiveness.

Download the FREE report for the findings related to:

  • how faculty share career resources in the classroom;
  • how faculty connect students to experiential learning and campus resources; and
  • how faculty and staff can work together on career readiness initiatives for greater student outcomes.

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Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors: The Integration of Career Readiness Into the Curriculum

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