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The Future of Work Meets the Future of College: Are We Preparing Students for What’s Coming?” Ep 20
Episode Description
In this episode of TransferTALK, Jay sits down with John McLoughlin, Associate Dean of Enrollment Management & Student Success at NYU’s School of Professional Studies, to explore how the future of work is reshaping the future of college.
NYU SPS has built a reputation for serving adult learners, transfer students, and working professionals with surprising agility — and John breaks down how modular learning, recognition of prior learning, stackable credentials, and employer partnerships all fit together to create a more flexible, future-ready education model.
Jay and John dig into:
• SPS’s history as an entrepreneurial, workforce-aligned academic unit
• Applied and project-based learning models that get students employer-ready
• Credit mobility that actually works
• Lifelong learning and nonlinear student pathways
• Why adaptability, interdisciplinarity, and advising matter more than ever
• How SPS is preparing students for real-world work experiences today
• The cultural shift higher education must make to stay relevant in an AI-driven economy
A must-listen for anyone thinking about adult learners, transfer pathways, or the evolving relationship between education and the workforce.
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