NEWS AND VIEWS

Explore insights, conversations and resources from the doers and thinkers
who are bringing a learning society into existence.

INSIGHTS

The Logistics of Lifelong Learning: In Dialogue with Elliot Gillerman

Elliot Gillerman is Senior Vice President for Strategy & Insights at CredLens, a national non-profit data trust working to make sense of the growing non-degree credential ecosystem. In his role, Elliot is responsible for crafting CredLens’ product strategy as well as overseeing the organization’s data and research partnerships. Drawing on experience from Chegg, Penn Foster, and Boston Consulting Group, Elliot is focused on expanding access to economic opportunity by bridging the gap between education and employment.

The Future of Education/Workforce Collaboration: In Dialogue with Annelies Goger

WHAT WE’RE READING

Thought-provoking articles, reports, and ideas shaping our work right now.

You Might Be a Late Bloomer

What We're Reading

The life secrets of those who flailed early but succeeded by old age...

The Microcredential Maze: Why The U.S. Is Falling Behind

What We're Reading

With hundreds of millions of online credentials issued every year, the meteoric growth is vastly outpacing the growth of conventional degrees and course credits, and offers a potentially existential threat to some forms of traditional higher education.

The New Students at This Liberal Arts College Are in Their 80s

What We're Reading

Baby boomers and the silent generation are attending classes at Goucher, part of a partnership meant to offset a steep decline in enrollment.

Why We Need to Pivot from a “Schooled Society” to a “Learning Society”

What We're Reading

Learning Lab Director Lark Park, who has known Mitchell Stevens for more than a decade, caught up with him after the launch of the Learning Society on Stanford’s campus in February 2026. This conversation is about why he launched it, a brief history of the policies and forces that have shaped education and workforce, and what the revolution or evolution of a Learning Society might look like in the future.

The Future of Higher Education: IDEAS MATTER Podcast with Mitchell Stevens

What We're Reading

As AI ushers in a fourth industrial revolution and universities face the onset of the demographic cliff, what does the future of higher education look like? In this episode of Ideas Matter, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and Stanford University’s Mitchell Stevens discuss how higher education reached this crossroads and what kinds of institutional changes need to take place in order to create a more equitable society.

First-Time Adult Enrollment Dropped This Fall. Should Colleges Be Worried?

What We're Reading

Nearly 16 percent fewer adults started college for the first time this fall compared to the previous year. Some say the change represents rightsizing after an enrollment boom, but others say it’s a reversal worth keeping an eye on.