The 2 Best Future U Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 48: Reporters’ Roundtable
Jeff sits down with reporters Goldie Blumenstyk of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Open Campus’s Sara Hebel, and Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed to discuss this year’s biggest stories and...Show More
2) Episode 50: Managing Campuses During the Coronavirus
Scott Cowen, who led Tulane University in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, joined Michael and Jeff to talk about how to manage a campus through an interrupted semester. Questions? Comments? Connect...Show More
3) No Relaxing Summer for Higher Ed
This summer brought no rest for college leaders. With the Trump Administration’s continuing push to reshape the college world, plus lots of announcements in Artificial Intelligence, there are many hig...Show More
4) Rerun: Reclassifying Higher Ed: Will the New Carnegie Groupings Change the Race for Prestige?
Jeff and Michael are joined by Mushtaq Gunja, Executive Director of the Carnegie Classification Systems and Senior Vice President at ACE, to unpack the sweeping changes to the Carnegie Classifications...Show More
5) Rerun: Learning from the Swiss Apprenticeship Model
The U.S. has a lot to learn when it comes to systematizing apprenticeship. Thankfully, there are successful international models, like Switzerland’s, that we can study. Katie Caves, the Director at Sw...Show More
6) Rerun: Chips and Higher Ed: What the Federal Investment Means for Colleges
What does a community college in Idaho have to do with mounting economic tensions between the U.S. and China? A lot, actually. On this episode of Future U., Michael and Jeff dive into what the CHIPS a...Show More
7) AI in the Workplace: Michael Horn Hosts WGU's Future of Work Panel
In this special bonus episode of Future U, Michael Horn moderates a panel discussion on the future of work and learning in the age of AI. Recorded at a Western Governors University event in Boston, th...Show More
8) Rerun: The New Student-Ready College
While college-going rates have increased over recent decades, completion rates have hardly budged. On this episode, Michael and Jeff sit down with one entrepreneur working to change that. Mike Larsson...Show More
9) Rerun: Higher Ed 101: College Budgets Explained
As colleges navigate increasing financial pressure, many struggle to balance mission with sustainability. In this episode, Jeff and Michael welcome Rick Staisloff, founder of rpk GROUP, for a crash c...Show More
10) Rerun - The Lost Boys of Higher Ed
We revisit one of the most impactful episodes from season 8, The Lost Boys of Higher Ed. Women have outnumbered men on college campuses for decades, but the divergence in postsecondary success has wid...Show More