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Career Communications Group Launches STEM City USA AI NEXTGEN LMS to Power the Future of Workforce Development
Career Communications Group (CCG) launched the STEM City USA AI NEXTGEN LMS, an AI-powered learning platform that delivers employer-aligned training, career pathways, digital credentials and workforce analytics for STEM upskilling. Read more
Leadership Profile: Valerie Sheares Ashby
The Shoulders She Stands On Before the Presidency, Before the Patents — There Was Home
A concise profile of how a household of quiet expectations and moral purpose shaped chemist and administrator Valerie Sheares Ashby, guiding her from research and patents to university leadership. Read more
Loan Caps Threaten STEM Funding
STEM Degrees Lose “Professional” Status Under New Federal Loan Rules
The piece details how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act caps graduate borrowing, reclassifies many STEM and health programs as "professional" or not, and shifts financial risk onto students—especially first-generation, working adults, women, and student Read more
Full-Circle Learning
STEMship 2026: Redefining Professional Development with AI, Community, and Certification at Sea
STEMship is a hybrid AI leadership program for early and experienced professionals, combining pre-cruise virtual courses, immersive onboard training, and post-cruise certification. It’s a full-circle journey to elevate careers and build communities. Read more