• What Adult Learners Need: Reforming the way Higher Education recognizes and supports skills development and career success

  • Aug 16 2021
  • Length: 32 mins
  • Podcast

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What Adult Learners Need: Reforming the way Higher Education recognizes and supports skills development and career success

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  • Host Paul Fain is joined by community college Presidents: Robert Vela of San Antonio College and Ajita Talwalker Menon of Calbright College to discuss the urgency and opportunity for postsecondary education to better serve adult learners. They share their experiences on campus serving this population and offer tangible steps that policymakers can take to ensure adults get the skill development they need to enter into and advance in high-demand careers. The episode concludes with a sense-making segment with JFF’s Nate Anderson and Mary Clagett. Read JFF’s blog post for a recap of key takeaways and policy and programmatic resources.  

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