Higher Ed Spotlight

Antica Productions / Chegg

Hosted by Ben Wildavsky, a leading thinker in higher education policy, this series delves into the big questions facing the future of higher education. Sponsored by Chegg's Center for Digital Learning. Ben talks to leaders, academics, and innovators on the frontlines, working to solve the most pressing issues affecting students, from cost-effective and career-relevant education to how we can equip students for the future of work.

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Higher Ed Spotlight

Episodes (57)

Mar 20, 2025 Author and Reformer Kathleen deLaski on What a Different Higher Ed Future Could Look Like
Dec 10, 2024 How the CHIPS and Science Act Bridges Education and Industry with Shalin Jyotishi
Nov 20, 2024 WGU President Scott Pulsipher on Bridging the Credentials Gap Through Competency-Based Education

Higher Ed Spotlight

Mar 20, 2025
19¼ minutes
35 MB

With traditional higher ed getting more scrutiny than ever in 2025, Kathleen deLaski, author of "Who Needs College Anymore?", wants us to think much more expansively about exactly how we define college. Her goal? To make it more relevant, and more accessible, to more people. Kathleen, a former TV correspondent and founder of the influential Education Design Lab, explains that she used to be on the "college for all" bandwagon. But she's become persuaded that college isn't right for everyone, and that we urgently need more and better alternatives for the "new majority learners" who she argues haven't...

Higher Ed Spotlight

Author and Reformer Kathleen deLaski on What a Different Higher Ed Future Could Look Like

Antica Productions / Chegg

00:00 -19:12