Future U Mailbag
Michael and Jeff wrap up Season 2 of Future U by answering some of our listener questions. https://archive.org/download/FutureUMailbag/Last%20Ep%20Full%20ep.mp3
Episodes
Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed
Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what’s next for higher education and talk with the newsmakers you want to hear from most. Find the latest news and insights into the current trends in higher ed on the Future U. Podcast.
Episodes
Will MOOCs Transform Higher Ed After All?
MIT professor Anant Agarwal, the founder and CEO of edX, a non-profit online learning destination, talks with Michael and Jeff about the evolution and impact of edX and how it competes with the growing for-profit online education industry. https://archive.org/download/AgarwalFullEp/Agarwal%20Full%20Ep.mp3...
Credentials vs. Degrees: How Much Clout Does Each Have?
Katie Lynch-Holmes, Principal Strategic Consultant at Ellucian sat down with Michael and Jeff to unpack the results of a recent study Ellucian conducted that explored how much value college students and hiring managers place on degrees relative to credentials. https://archive.org/download/EllucianFullEp/Ellucian%20full%20ep.mp3...
The Financial Aid Letters Mess
Rachel Fishman, a financial aid policy expert at New America, sat down with Michael and Jeff to discuss her research into the transparency problems and inconsistencies with financial aid letters. https://archive.org/download/FishmanFullEp/Fishman%20full%20ep.mp3
Live from ASU-GSV, Day 2
In a round of lightning interviews in front of a studio audience at the annual ASU-GSV summit, Michael and guest co-host Goldie Blumenstyk of the Chronicle for Higher Education dig in with two of the hottest young companies in education and training, the president who helped turn a struggling university around, and the longest-tenured member of the Gates Foundation’s postsecondary success team. Show note: Here’s a link to the story in the Chronicle that was referenced in this episode. https://ar...
Live from ASU-GSV, Day 1
In a round of lightning interviews in front of a studio audience at the annual ASU-GSV summit, Michael and Jeff talk with the architects of the biggest deal announced at the conference as well as with leading CEOs and entrepreneurs about the future of traditional colleges and workplace learning. https://archive.org/download/ASUGSVEp1/ASU-GSV%20Ep1.mp3...
In the Wake of the Admissions Scandal, How Much Does the SAT Matter?
Harvard University associate professor of public policy Joshua Goodman sat down with Michael and Jeff to talk about his research into how taking the SAT more than once factors into college admissions and what inequities exist in standardized testing patterns. https://archive.org/download/GoodmanFullEp/Goodman%20full%20ep.mp3...
The College Admissions Scandal, a Week Later
After a college admissions scandal rocked the world of higher education, Michael interviews Jeff to learn how it happened and what it means for the future of athletics, standardized tests, and admissions. https://archive.org/download/ScandalFullEp/Scandal%20full%20ep.mp3
Can a 100-year-old Organization Shape the Next Generation of Higher Ed?
The president of American Council on Education Ted Mitchell joins Michael and Jeff to discuss his organization’s role in a future where colleges and universities may not have a monopoly on producing content but can lead on quality assurance. Mitchell, a former college president and undersecretary of education in the Obama administration, also talked about the differences in being an advocate for the government vs. higher ed and how to restore public trust in colleges and universities. https://ar...
High-quality Education Doesn’t Have to Mean Small and Selective
Michael and Jeff talk with Scott Pulsipher, president of Western Governors University, who discusses how high-quality education can be achieved at scale. https://archive.org/download/PulsipherFullEp/Pulsipher%20full%20ep.mp3
The Survival of Small Private Colleges
Simmons University President Helen Drinan talked to Michael and Jeff about where small private colleges fit in the higher ed landscape and explained how her university bucked the trend of small schools that have failed. https://archive.org/download/DrinanFullEp/Drinan%20full%20ep.mp3
The Eroding Partnership Between Higher Education and the Public
Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein, authors of the book “Our Higher Calling: Rebuilding the Partnership Between America and Its Colleges and Universities,” talk to Michael and Jeff about the tenuous relationship between higher education and the public, especially the lack of clarity of what roles students, faculty, administrators and government officials should have in that relationship. https://archive.org/download/BuckGoldsteinAndHoldenThorpFullEp/Buck%20Goldstein%20and%20Holden%20Thorp%20full%20...
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on the Future of Higher Ed and Lifelong Learning
Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore., joins Michael and guest co-host Paul Freedman and discusses some of the major issues facing higher education including access and affordability, the future of online learning and the growth of apprenticeships. https://archive.org/download/GovBrownFullEp_201901/GovbrownFullEp.mp3...
Universities Wade Into Bootcamp Territory
Trilogy Education Services CEO and Founder Dan Sommer talks with Jeff and Michael about the growing number of partnerships between colleges and for-profit companies like Trilogy that offer skills-based education bootcamps. https://archive.org/download/DanSommerFullEp/Dan%20Sommer%20full%20ep.mp3...
What the Harvard Admissions Case Means for Higher Education
The Atlantic’s Adam Harris joins Michael and Jeff to talk about the affirmative action lawsuit against Harvard and other stories making headlines in higher ed. https://archive.org/download/AdamHarrisFullEp/Adam%20Harris%20full%20ep.mp3
The Robots Are Coming
Michelle Weise, the Chief Innovation Officer & SVP, Workforce Strategies at Strada Education Network, talks to Michael and Jeff about the future of work and what it means for higher education. https://archive.org/download/MichelleWeiseFullEp/Michelle%20Weise%20full%20ep.mp3
What Student Loan Default Rates Really Mean
Jason Delisle, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks to Michael about the student loan default process, how high default rates are affecting colleges and universities, and how the federal government may deal with the issue in the future. https://archive.org/download/JasonDelisleFullEp/Jason%20Delisle%20full%20ep.mp3...
The Future of Work and What It Means for Higher Ed
McKinsey Global Institute partner Susan Lund talks with Michael about what’s on the horizon for the workforce and the economy and how it will affect the future of higher education. https://archive.org/download/SusanLundFullEp/Susan%20Lund%20full%20ep.mp3
Online Education and the University
Michael and Jeff talk to 2U CEO and Co-Founder Chip Paucek about his company’s efforts to deliver digital higher education at scale as well as the overall future of online higher ed. https://archive.org/download/ChipPaucekFullEp/Chip%20Paucek%20full%20ep.mp3
Welcome Back!
After a summer hiatus, Michael and Jeff preview Season 2 of Future U and give an update on what they’ve been up to during their break, including a sneak preview of their upcoming books. https://archive.org/download/Episode19_20180924/Episode%2019.mp3
What Do People Think About Their College Experiences?
Gallup’s Brandon Busteed chats with Jeff and Michael about what Americans think about their colleges and about how relevant their higher ed experiences are to them now. https://archive.org/download/Episode18_20180617/Episode%2018.mp3
The Future of Small Colleges
Pat McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University, talks to Jeff and Michael about what changes and innovations she’s implemented during her three decades in charge to keep Trinity competitive. https://archive.org/download/Episode17_201806/Episode%2017.mp3
Shifting Universities’ Mindsets Toward Innovation
Randy Bass, the Vice Provost for Education at Georgetown University, tells Jeff and Michael how his school has introduced structural changes to introduce innovation at an elite institution and offer its students more flexibility. https://archive.org/download/Episode16_20180605/Episode%2016.mp3
Higher Ed’s Role in Shaping the U.S. Workforce
Lumina Foundation President and CEO Jamie Merisotis talks with Jeff and Michael about his organization’s goal to help higher ed institutions develop students to be better prepared to contribute to the future workforce. https://archive.org/download/Episode15_201805/Episode%2015.mp3
Tales from a Higher Ed Disruptor
Long-time higher ed entrepreneur Paul Freedman talks to Jeff and Michael about his newest venture, Entangled, and how he hopes to help solve the challenges facing colleges and universities. https://archive.org/download/Episode14_201805/Episode%2014.mp3
Innovation in Continuing Education: The 60-Year Curriculum
Jeff and Michael talk to Hunt Lambert, dean of Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education and University Extension, about the imperative for lifelong learning and how Harvard maintains rigorous education quality while offering open enrollment. https://archive.org/download/Episode13_201805/Episode%2013.mp3...
A New Era of Collaboration in Higher Education
Jeff and Michael sat down with Bridget Burns, the executive director of the University Innovation Alliance, who discussed how collaboration between higher ed institutions has helped solve some problems facing colleges and universities. https://archive.org/download/Episode12_201805/Episode%2012.mp3
What is the “New Urban College” Model?
Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell talks to Jeff and Michael about how he turned around the school, which was in a financial crisis and facing a potential loss of accreditation, and transformed it into a “new urban college.” https://archive.org/download/Episode11_201804/Episode%2011.mp3
Is Innovation Cultural or Strategic?
Arizona State University President Michael Crow discusses the waves of innovation throughout the history of higher ed and how it impacts what’s next on campuses. Plus, he talks about what he’s reading right now. https://archive.org/download/Episode10_201804/Episode%2010.mp3
Are There Unicorns in EdTech?
Deborah Quazzo, the Founder and Managing Partner, GSV Acceleration Fund and the Co-Founder of the annual ASU+GSV Summit joined Jeff and Michael at this week’s summit in San Diego to talk about the evolution of private capital in higher ed and how the future of education blends work and learning. https://archive.org/download/Episode9_201804/Episode9.mp3...