Human trafficking, pollution, nuclear testing, fake news, environmental sustainability. These crises are spanning the entire globe, threatening peace and prosperity everywhere. They impact millions of lives and have no obvious solutions. So… how do we even start? 

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go here to learn more about how Vemo partners with, and designs, ISAs for...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go here to learn more about how Vemo partners with, and designs,...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go here to learn more about how Vemo...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go here to learn more about how...

Through every level of the education system, Dr. Andrea Lewis has been picking up the best practices for educating future educators.  Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go here to learn more about how Vemo partners with, and designs, ISAs for world-class higher education institutions. --- For more...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go here to learn more about how Vemo partners with, and designs, ISAs for world-class higher education...

As 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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based...

Author and entrepreneur Micah Merrick dives into the pros and 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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go here to learn more about how Vemo...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. ...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has you covered. Go...

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 Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program? Vemo has...

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. Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education institutions to develop and implement income-based finance programs. Want help designing an ISA program?...

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.   Education Trends is brought to you by our friends at Vemo Education. Vemo works with higher education...

Alana Dunagan is a senior higher education researcher at the Clayton Christensen Institute. She studies the higher ed industry, searching for affordable solutions that are beneficial for students, educators, and employers. Alana seeks answers to questions like, “How can we build a system of higher education that reflects the diverse needs of this country, and is more accessible, more affordable, and higher quality?” In today’s episode of Education Trends, we address just that. We discuss...

In today’s episode, we are interviewing David Blake. David is the founder and now executive chairman of Degreed. Degreed is a lifelong learning platform that individuals and organizations use to discover learning content, build skills, and certify their expertise. David is also the author of a book called The Expertise Economy. 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 a lifetime. ...

On this episode of Education Trends, we are interviewing Michael Horn. Michael speaks and writes about the future of education. He also works hands-on with education organizations to improve students' lives. Michael is the Chief Strategic Officer at Entangled Ventures, an education technology studio, and a Senior Partner at Entangled Solutions, which offers innovative services to higher education institutions. He is also a co-founder and distinguished fellow at The Clayton Christensen...