Building Systems of Belonging for Lifelong Learners

Higher education is at a turning point as millions of adults with prior college experience and no degree return to learning. Institutions must move beyond traditional approaches built for 18-to-22-year-olds and instead create systems that foster belonging, persistence and relevance for today’s diverse lifelong learners.

Higher education is at a turning point as millions of adults with prior college experience and no degree return to learning. Institutions must move beyond traditional approaches built for 18-to-22-year-olds and instead create systems that foster belonging, persistence and relevance for today’s diverse lifelong learners.