EP 970 Higher Education Will Change Dramatically in the Coming Years

 Our guest feels that we are in the midst of the greatest transformation in high education in over a hundred years. The factors at play are the demographic shifts in the country, the economy and technology.  Arthur Levine, President of Brandeis University and co-author of the new book, “From Upheaval to Action:  What Works in Changing Higher Ed,” says that we can even look at twenty percent of colleges closing their doors in the period ahead.  COVID was an accelerant in this process, but certainly not the only reason.  The person we think of as a college student–between 18-24 living on campus seeking a four- year bachelor’s degree–is no longer the prototypical one.  And new approaches to getting what he calls a ‘just in time’ education’ will supersede the old model of a ‘just in case’ approach.  He explains.  There are new certificates and badges for competency that colleges offer, as do online providers and employers. The competition to engage the learning process beyond high school is vitally necessary in this era of constant change and the competition to provide it is getting fiercer.  Much of it is online.  President Levine wrote this book with Scott Van Pelt.

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