Some colleges start using their long winter breaks for career advising


At liberal arts schools, like Scripps College in California, administrators are making the most of lengthy winter breaks by offering optional career development programming for undergraduates. “The question is why haven’t we tapped into this before," said Jen Franchak, who works at the University of Miami of Ohio. "For the right student, who is willing to come back early, it seems like a good use of that otherwise down time."

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