America’s Best Colleges And More

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Andrew Grauer launched Course Hero from his dorm room back in 2006 to serve his college peers. Now, his renamed Learneo is targeting workers, through its products ranging from CliffsNotes to artificial intelligence enabled writing tools to a math problem search engine. I sat down with Grauer to learn more about the edtech company he’s building under parent company Learneo and ways employees can use the tools, too.

Elsewhere, more than 65,000 U.S. employees have been laid off this summer, and workers may be able to find some relief as student loan payments resume. Read on for more workplace news and career advice. Have a great week!

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FEATURED STORY

Course Hero Is Graduating—Just In Time

College enrollment is shrinking and ChatGPT is gaining. But Andrew Grauer, CEO of Course Hero parent Learneo, has cash and a strategy that might keep him up with the changes. That strategy? Acquire companies and keep the founders on board. Plus, keep its core student clientele using its Learneo products when they graduate to the work world. Learn more in my daily cover story here.

TOUCH BASE

News from the world of work

IRS issues reminder about tax-free way to help workers pay student loans: Student debt is sky-rocketing, but there may be some relief available for those who are working. An educational assistance plan can allow employers to help pay down debt.

Will the job hopping trend continue?: Contributor Caroline Castrillon explores.

America’s Top Colleges: Forbes’ annual list features 500 of the finest U.S. colleges, ranked using data on student success, return on investment and alumni influence. Plus: Here are the 25 schools with the highest-earning graduates.

Why more employees could get overtime: The current cut off for salaried workers to qualify for overtime pay is around $35,500, but the new rule proposed by the Department of Labor would raise it closer to $55,000.

Tech giants are hiring red team hackers to break their AI models: Forbes’ Rashi Shrivastava spoke with leaders of AI red teams, who are tasked with looking for vulnerabilities in AI systems so they can be fixed, at Microsoft, Google, Nvidia and Meta.

CHECKLIST

Add these books and videos to your to-do list

In this video, Fran Katsoudas, Cisco’s chief people, policy and purpose officer, discusses how she structures her job, the role that an executive coach plays in her life and her views on the changing demands on leadership.

In Yikes! I’ve Got to Get a Job, author Matt Ostrofsky outlines six steps to an efficient, less stressful job search.

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Mental health spending has surged in the U.S. since the start of the pandemic, researchers from RAND Corp. and healthcare company Castlight Health found.

Forbes contributors share advice on coping with high-functioning depression and anxiety at work.

QUIZ

Which women’s soccer coach was fired on Tuesday by the Royal Spanish Football Federation? The fire comes as the sport faces continued fallout after federation President Luis Rubiales kissed a Spanish player without consent.