New reporting and surveys highlight widening tension between higher education curriculum and labor-market demands. A white paper and analysis argue that colleges often lack modern tools to connect majors to clear career paths, while Anthology’s 2025 U.S. Faculty Survey finds only one in five faculty very confident their course content aligns with current workforce expectations. Authors and researchers say students increasingly demand work-integrated learning and measurable outcomes; employers lean toward skills-based hiring. The reporting recommends institutional redesign: integrate career services earlier, strengthen faculty-industry partnerships, and track graduate outcomes. Faculty signal willingness to change, but administrators must provide resources, governance changes and outcome transparency to scale alignment across programs.