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Episode 24

Liberal Arts Students Can Innovate, Too

At Davidson College, one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation, the new Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is becoming a go-to destination for students and others in the community who want to bring their creative ideas to the next level. As the Faculty Director for the Hurt Hub@Davidson, Laurie Heyer is working on helping facilitate the most exciting new programs that meet students where they are and add to society at large.

With Laurie Heyer

Faculty Director for the Hurt Hub at Davidson College

Episode 23

A Voice for Change in Education

With Higher Learning Advocates, Julie Peller works toward making education accessible to students throughout the country by advocating for federal policies that will improve the system.

With Julie Peller

Executive Director of Higher Learning Advocates

Episode 22

The Rocket Fuel for Innovation

At the IDEA Center Innovation Lab at Notre Dame, students and faculty identify problems in the real world and then come up with solutions to solve them. As the director of the lab, Matt Leevy makes that possible, then adds fuel to the fire to bring advancements to the next level.

With Matt Leevy

Director, IDEA Center Innovation Lab, Thesis Adviser, ESTEEM Graduate Program, Imaging Research Associate Professor, Notre Dame

Episode 21

Innovation at the University Level Enters the Real World

At the Center for Innovation at UPenn, John Swartley is in charge of making real-world innovations happen by helping form partnerships between his higher education institution and the private sector.

With Dr. John Swartley

Associate Vice Provost for Research and Managing Director, PCI, UPenn

Episode 20

Making Learning A Lifelong Game

With LRNG, Connie Yowell and her team, in partnership with cities and universities like SNHU, learning is turning into a game-based system. Yowell believes that in order to prepare young people for work in the 21st century, they need to have learning be a part of their everyday life. Thanks to LRNG and it partners, that's’ becoming possible.

With Connie Yowell

CEO LRNG

Episode 19

Teaching Journalism in a New, Data-Driven Way

How does an economist go about teaching journalism? With algorithms of course. That’s what James T. Hamilton does at Stanford University where he serves as Hearst Professor of Communication and the Director of the Journalism Program at Stanford University. In this role, James is helping a new generation of journalists learn how to find and write stories using data.

With James T. Hamilton

Hearst Professor of Communication and the Director of the Journalism Program at Stanford University

Episode 18

How Veterans Are Changing the World Inside the Education System and Out

After a 20-year military career, which included time spent teaching cadets at West Point, Jonathan Due has learned what it means to educate a service member and the unique challenges that go with it. Now with the Pat Tillman Foundation, JD helps veterans and their families continue to succeed through scholarships and programs that blend experiences with education.

With Jonathan L. Due

Director of Programs and Scholarships, Pat Tillman Foundation

Episode 17

Cultivating Innovation

As Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Innovation Officer of Knowledge Enterprise Development at ASU, the work Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan does is leading to innovation and mind-molding that continues to inspire.

With Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan

Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Innovation Officer of Knowledge Enterprise Development, ASU

Episode 16

Austen Allred: How to Create Job-Enabling Education With No Upfront Student Costs

Austen Allred saw a problem: students were becoming less willing to take a risk on higher education because they weren’t guaranteed a job in the other side. The solution? Lambda School. In this Mission Daily crossover episode, Allred explains how as CEO he helps implement a new model of code school by offering the best possible education with no upfront costs.

With Austen Allred

CEO at Lambda School

Episode 15

Making a MakerGirl

Stephanie Hein, the CEO of MakerGirl, has helped the nonprofit bring STEM education to young girls around the country. She explains here how STEM and what a MakerGirl learns through the program can set girls up for lifelong success.

With Stephanie Hein

CEO of MakerGirl

Episode 14

Educating Future Educators

Through every level of the education system, Dr. Andrea Lewis has been picking up the best practices for educating future educators.

With Dr. Andrea Lewis

Chair of education and associate professor at Spelman College

Episode 13

Education and the Black Experience

When she was admitted to the A Better Chance program and placed in an elite college prep school in California, kihana miraya ross saw how different the experience was than the public schools she had come from. It started her thinking about the black experience in schools more generally, and she’s dedicated her academic life to studying how black students have learned in the past, and how they might be better served by education in the future.

With kihana miraya ross

Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Northwestern University

Episode 12

How to build a Global University

After a career in tech, Tom Delaney found his way to NYU where he helped turn the institution into one of the first and most-successful global universities.

With Tom Delaney

Higher Education Consultant

Episode 11

Mixing the Traditional and Unconventional

A university professor and the host of an educational web series, Danielle Bainbridge has a unique stake in both traditional education and a new wave of education through technology. Here she discusses how the education space has changed and how she predicts the traditional and the new will blend to form a new type of education model.

With Dr. Danielle Bainbridge

Post-doc fellow at Northwestern and host of educational PBS program Origin of Everything

Episode 10

To MBA or Not MBA? That is the question

Author and entrepreneur Micah Merrick dives into the pros and (more often) cons of pursuing an MBA or other traditional education pathways, and why he feels universities need to focus less on teaching knowledge and more on teaching skills.

With Micah Merrick

Author, VP Finance Emerald Cloud Lab

Episode 9

A Government’s Impact on Education

Throughout years in government, Zakiya Smith Ellis has helped impact millions of students’ lives. Today, as the Secretary of Higher Education in New Jersey, she is helping to create greater access to education for all of her constituents by implementing change that will make college more affordable and more transparent.

With Zakiya Smith Ellis

Secretary of Higher Education, New Jersey

Episode 8

Disruptive Innovation in Education

At the Clayton Christensen Institute, Julia Freeland, the director of education is looking at ways to disrupt the education system to reach more and more students. Spoiler alert: Part of it has to do with technology, but most of it is about relationships.

With Julia Freeland

Director of Education, Clayton Christensen Institute

Episode 7

Advocating for Competency-Based Education

Making education more accessible to a greater number of people is one of the biggest challenges facing educators today. Scott Pulsipher, President of Western Governors University, makes the case that the way to address that is with competency-based and individualized education

With Scott Pulsipher

President, Western Governors University

Episode 6

Innovating Education In the Internet Age

Throughout 20 years at Ivy Tech Community College, Kara Monroe has been integral in blending technology with education. Now, as Provost and Senior Vice President at Ivy Tech, Kara is continuing to look toward the future to help students learn in ways that no one ever thought possible.

With Kara Monroe

Provost and Senior Vice President, Ivy Tech

Episode 5

Making a Difference Through Education

Dr. Leroy Morishita believes that everyone has an innate desire to make a difference. And, depending on the type of difference you want to make, he believes that having access to education is one way to make that desire a reality. As president of Cal State, East Bay, Dr. Morishita has been helping students make a difference in his own way, and he discusses his journey and his goals here.

With Dr. Leroy Morishita

President, Cal State East Bay

Episode 4

Educating the Changing Workforce

We discuss how established institutions can change to meet the demands of the job market and what they can do to better support lifelong learning. We also talk about alternative credentials, training programs, and what innovations are disrupting higher ed.

With Alana Dunagan

Senior Higher Education Researcher, Christensen Institute

Episode 3

The Lifelong Journey of Education

David joins us to discuss the difference between being a ‘good student’ and a ‘good learner’ and how higher education institutions can serve us over our lifetime.

With David Blake

Founder, Executive Chairman, Degreed

Episode 2

Disruptive Innovation in Education

Michael speaks and writes about the future of education and works with a portfolio of education organizations to improve the lives of students everywhere.

With Michael Horn

Chief Strategic Officer, Entangled Group

Episode 1

What Is College Worth and How Do You Pay For It?

In this episode, Chad and Tonio discuss what ISAs are, how they are useful to young people, and how Vemo is partnering with colleges to eliminate financial barriers to education.

With Tonio DeSorrento

Co-founder, CEO, Vemo Education

Education Trends is your #1 podcast for news that matters in education, college, technology, leadership and the science of learning.

In Season 1 of Education Trends, we’re interviewing 24 leaders, practitioners, and influencers in higher education.

Each week, you’ll hear two deep dive interviews with Professors, Provosts, Higher Education Leaders, Researchers, and Executives from world class educational technology companies.

In these interviews, you’ll learn and hear stories about how other organizations are adapting to change, innovating, doing more with less, and how they’re implementing new strategies and technologies.

You’ll also hear actionable insights and mental models that you can apply to your own pursuits and work in higher education.

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