Instead of defending higher education as it exists today, institutions are realizing they need to change how they operate so they can continue doing what matters most.
Institutions should invest in a concierge-like experience for working learners with the same urgency, creativity, and institutional commitment they devote to athletics.
We should treat career readiness the same way we address degree completion; with the same precision, sequence, and accountability as the curriculum itself.
The issue is not that Americans lack interest in pursuing high-demand careers, it's that the systems designed to connect workers, training and jobs don't work together.
Many believe that what art and design schools teach is peripheral. But the serious business of today's economy has now circled back to these institutions.
