About Us

The mission of the Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT) is to conduct and support research, critical policy analysis, and public dialogue on student experiences with the transition from college to the workforce in order to inform policies, programs, and practices that promote academic and career success for all learners.

CCWT is engaged in four program strands: students experiences with skills acquisition via teaching and work-based learning; students’ experiences with college career advising services; student and employer experiences with the hiring process; and, student and community members views on the relationships among higher education, the labor market, and civic engagement.

Publications & News

• June 2019
  Check out this OpEd published in the Hechinger Report by CCWT researchers Matthew Wolfgram, Bailey Smolarek, and the Paj Ntaub Research Team, addressing the factors and struggles that influence HMoob American and other minoritzed college students in the United States.
• June 2019
  New journal article from Matthew Wolfgram and Isabella Vang. The Time Politics of Higher Education for Refugees in the United States. Anthropology News 
• May 2019
  Bailey Smolarek and Matt Wolfgram of CCWT and Dr. Stacey Lee of Educational Policy Studies have been awarded a Grand Challenges Seed Grant for $75,000 for their Our HMoob American College Paj Ntaub project. Get more details. 
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