S1 E8 | Overcoming the Affordability and Employability Crisis in Higher Ed – with Ryan Craig

Todd Zipper, EVP and GM of Wiley University Services and Talent Development, welcomes Ryan Craig, Managing Director of Achieve Partners. Todd and Ryan discuss the crisis of affordability and employability in higher ed, along with higher ed's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and academic integrity.Topics Discussed:•The combination of student loan debt, lack of degree completion, and underemployment are a warning sign that higher ed isn’t working as it should •How a shift in the labor market impacts the ability for many to get good first jobs •The importance of teaching the skills that employers are looking for and funding innovative new models that are not “education up”, but “employer down”•How the Talent as a Service model creates a faster and cheaper pathway to employment•The benefits of an immersive, practical experience paired with online learning Guest BioRyan Craig is the Managing Director of Achieve Partners. He is a prolific writer, known for his work as a Senior Contributor at Forbes and for his blog, Gap Letter. Ryan is also the author of two books. His first, College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education (2015), focuses on how he sees the future of higher education: in online degrees that unbundle course offerings. His second book, A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College (2018), highlights bootcamps, apprenticeships, and more. Prior to Achieve Partners, Ryan led the Education & Training sector at Warburg Pincus where he was the founding Director of Bridgepoint Education, one of the largest online universities in the United States. Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University, and his law degree from the Yale Law School.