Episode 7: A Conversation That Can't Wait About Higher Education

The future of education extends beyond the classroom — we all have a stake in determining what changes need to happen in higher ed to meet current and coming challenges.

Rovy Branon, vice provost at the University of Washington Continuum College, believes that time is of the essence. Given that young people now have a better than 50% chance of living to 100 or greater, how they re-skill and learn for 60 years of work is key to their longevity and prosperity.

This has to be a larger conversation. So, UW Continuum College turned the spotlight on Learn/Earn/Relearn in a live event: the inaugural Continuum Convenes, a gathering of regional business and community leaders to address the challenges head-on and explore possible solutions.

Listen in as host Hanson Hosein, Rovy, and Jessie Woolley-Wilson, former CEO of DreamBox Learning and now operating partner of educational technology firm Owl Ventures, explore the following questions:

1. Can higher education produce the skills and expertise to meet the needs of a quickly changing economy?
2. Can we create a more accessible and inclusive post-secondary education system fast enough?
3. Can higher education keep up with the pace of change – in technology and society?

This Learn/Earn/Relearn episode reveals astonishing insights into developing a more accessible, flexible, and welcoming higher education system. We hope you enjoy the podcast and share it with your networks.

For more on how UW Continuum College is addressing the needs of nontraditional students, watch Rebecca Bramwell's story at https://youtu.be/1El0zZi4UrY?si=f_NM1weCtrWCvesb and visit continuum.uw.edu.