152: The Future of Higher Education | Adam Braun

Higher education seems to be quite the topic these days. With the rising costs of education and the debate as to whether or not students are learning applicable skills, it seems inevitable that we'll see a shift away from traditional higher education to something more practical and affordable.

I've been an advocate for trade schools and apprenticeships programs for some time now but my guest today gives us yet another option to the challenges our young men and women face on the road to higher education. My guest today is the founder of MissionU, a one-year higher educational program that gives students the skills and experience to succeed after college. Today we talk about the rising cost of education and what can be done about it, how education institutions and students can and should work together towards solutions, bringing back the human element to schooling, and the future of higher education.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

• Why traditional higher education is becoming less relevant

• The future of higher education

• Enhancing the human element to higher education

• The rising cost of college and how to reduce it

• How to create win-wins between educational institutions and potential employers

• Utilizing technology to make education more efficient

• The power of teaching "soft skills" in college
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How colleges have an obligation to teach applicable skills

• Where traditional education is falling short
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How educational institutions and students can work together for solutions

• The power of investing in student's education

ADAM BRAUN

My guest today is Adam Bruan. Adam is a New York Times Bestselling author, an entrepreneur, and a speaker.
He is the founder of Pencils of Promise, a "for-purpose" organization dedicated to building schools around the world. In fact, they have now built over 400 schools.

What's even more impressive is that he took $25 and turned it into this organization that has generated $30,000,000 of funds raised.

Since then, he has turned his attention to the challenges surrounding higher education and has dedicated himself to creating solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems.

You're going to hear the passion and excitement in his voice as Adam and I have a conversation everyone would agree needs to be had about where to go with our post-secondary education.

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