Future of Higher Ed

We're excited for the ASU+GSV Summit and, yes, we're throwing a party ?? Join us Tuesday, April 8th, from 6-8pm with our friends at CAEL, Breakout Learning, and Funding U! Register now — tickets are going fast: https://lu.ma/ehzp86eb

Next Wednesday, March 26 at 12pm ET // 9am PT -- I will join the Future of Higher Ed (FOHE) Coffee Hour to moderate a conversation about #federal #highered and #workforce #policy alongside three esteemed colleagues: ? Preston Cooper, Senior Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute ? Paul Fain, Co-Founder and Journalist with Work Shift ? Emmanual A. Guillory, M.A., Senior Director -- Division of Government Relations with the American Council on Education Thanks to FOHE for hosting a very timely and relevant discussion about the complex policy landscape with colleagues who offer diverse perspectives on current events. This is a conversation you will not want to miss. FOHE is the largest global community for leaders focused on the future of postsecondary education & training. Learn more about FOHE, apply to join the free community, and join the conversation next week: www.fohe.org. CC: Jake Weissbourd, Ray Batra

Shout out to Alexander George and Dan Futrell, our awesome FOHE Chicago co-leads, on this great new "Meet our Members" initiative. And shout out to Susan Gouijnstook for being our first spotlighted member!

That's a wrap for SXSW EDU! Huge thanks to Magic EdTech for partnering on our FOHE mixer in Austin — great people and conversations all-around ??

Kudos to FOHE NYC Local Lead Anna Bao and Pathway Ventures Co-Founder Siya Raj Purohit -- joining forces to host an NYC women in edtech and workforce happy hour! ?? ??

If you'll be in Austin next week for SXSW EDU -- don't miss FOHE's mixer on Monday at 6-8pm, sponsored by our friends at Magic EdTech! FOHE and friends are welcome ?? but register ASAP, as we're about to hit capacity: https://lu.ma/h02mscf8

Shout-out to Kaitlin Dumont and David Shacklette, FOHE Boston Co-Leads, for pulling together a live session with Michael Horn to discuss his new book "Job Moves" (https://www.jobmoves.com/), at the EduLab Capital Partners offices last week ?? David McCool's review of the session: "It was great - I love how active the FOHE Boston chapter is with live events!" ??

Shaham N. and I had the opportunity to host an event last night on behalf of Future of Higher Ed and in partnership with SXSW EDU and Greg Rosenbaum. Kelvin Bentley, Ph.D. of @ut-system did a masterful job as MC weaving in intriguing sci-fi references to drive the conversation. Thanks to Alec Nguyen from Afforai (AI-powered research assistant) and Paul Truax from Cognify Learning Company (course-based AI tutor) for sharing their startup origin stories, successes, and challenges. And special thanks to Kasey Ford from The University of Texas at Austin for stepping in literally at the last minute and sharing the Office of the Provost's startupesque UT Sage project. Some key takeaways (not AI-generated): ?? transparency -- all stakeholders needs to understand how a tool is working under the hood ?? evidenced-based product development and adoption -- build for real problems and prove your solution works ?? shared ownership by learners and educators -- students want to know their profs are involved and instructors want to see how students are using AI I'm looking forward to the continued conversation and collaboration with all of you!

Two FOHE events we're excited about coming up in Austin! If you're a local Austinite — join us Wednesday, February 19 in partnership with SXSW EDU for a joint Austin Community Meet Up (register below) ?? If you'll be in town for the #SXSWEDU conference in March — join FOHE and Magic EdTech on March 3 for our Monday night mixer ?? Register here: https://lu.ma/h02mscf8

Headed to SXSW EDU in March? Take advantage of your FOHE member ticket discount! ?? DM us here or in Slack for an exclusive code, thanks to our conference partnership ?? See you in Austin!