Evolving Higher Education into a Lifelong Workforce Partner
Higher education has an opportunity to shift from one-time credentialing to lifelong partnership,...
[Year in Review] Cut the Clutter: Making Curricula Work Smarter, Not Slower
The line between traditional and online learning has all but disappeared. What was once considered...
[Year in Review] Designing Against Obsolescence: Rethinking Workforce Education for the AI Era
AI didn’t spark the demand to tie education to workforce needs; it simply poured fuel on a fire...
[Year in Review] Innovating in a Tradition-Bound Space: Finding the Both-And in Contemporary Higher Education
When I arrived at Truman State University in 1999 as a newly minted professor in rhetoric and...
[Year in Review] The Role of Tradition in Higher Education
When a student is offered the opportunity to pursue a program of study at a college or university,...
Where Higher Ed and Industry Must Meet
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a conversation with Andrew Potter on the Illumination...
Aligning Academic Pathways with Workforce Realities
Higher education and industry are navigating a period of rapid transformation driven by...
Stop Asking If College Is Worth It. Make It Experiential.
Real-world learning is higher education’s most powerful answer to employer demands, student...
How Higher Education Can Champion Lifelong Learning
The state of the workplace in 2025 reflects the influence of macrotrends on the talent economy,...
From 2+2 to A+B: Redefining Transfer Pathways for Today’s Learners
For decades, community college students transferring to four-year universities have followed what’s...
Why Immersive Learning Is Becoming Higher Education’s Most Powerful Differentiator
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a conversation with Jay Roberts on the Illumination...
Reimagining Engagement with Experiential Learning
As expectations rise and student pathways diversify, experiential learning offers institutions a...
