Author of "The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections" @PrincetonUPress. Senior Advisor, Harvard Project on Workforce
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Singapore built the world’s most ambitious lifelong-learning system. In its first decade, 46% of eligible citizens used their training credit. Now Singapore is turning to the harder problem: getting workers and employers to show up. My new piece pw.hks.harvard.edu/post/seni…
Treating the life of the mind + the practicality of work as opposing goals is a false dichotomy. Great convo w/ @citizenross + Pano Kanelos on @ReachUniversity's Apprenticeship 2.0 on what a liberal arts education means in today’s world. Full podcast: lnkd.in/e2pgjx_8
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Honored to participate in this panel celebrating the life and scholarship of my mentor and friend Eugene Bardach. Mon, June 29th: 12pm EDT. The panel will be hosted on Zoom.
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I'm deeply saddened to share that Gene Bardach has passed away. Gene was an exceptional scholar — and an even more exceptional person: wise, generous, and caring. It was a great privilege to learn from him, write with him, and call him my friend. May his memory be a blessing.
My latest in @monthly
The case for the liberal arts just got a lot stronger, writes @Wildavsky.
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What happens when a large employer stops waiting for universities to prepare workers? I visited @Infosys's
337-acre corporate university in India, where 20,000 new hires train for up to 5 months. New in @hechingerreport
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A powerful, meticulously reported, and shocking piece on euthanasia for psychiatric patients, including teenagers, in the Netherlands by @lane_charl13349 in @TheAtlantic
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After the pardons came the purge: The people who beat police officers and tried to block the democratic transfer of power were spared. The people who did their jobs by prosecuting them for their crimes were punished. @DanBarryNYT @alanfeuer nytimes.com/2025/08/24/nyreg…
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Missed Ben Wildavsky's closing keynote presentation at the 2025 Polytechnic Showcase?
Informed by his latest book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴: 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 & 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, @Wildavsky 's closing keynote explored the most critical lessons of what he calls the career arts, building career success through broad education, targeted skills and social capital.
@Wildavsky also shared insights from his latest research assessing how institutions from four different countries are adopting innovative experiential learning practices.
Take a peek at Ben Wildavsky's latest work in our book summary: polytechnicscanada.ca/news-e…
Fantastic visit to Winnipeg to give a keynote to polytechnic leaders. Thanks for hosting me, @PolyCan!
Don't miss out! Ben Wildavsky is delivering his closing keynote at the 2025 Polytechnic Showcase.
Bestselling author, speaker and host of the Higher Ed Spotlight podcast, @Wildavsky is examining education that is “both/and” approach — broad, employability skills and specific technical skills.
Highlighting his most recent book, The Career Arts, @Wildavsky is elaborating on the most critical lessons of what he calls the career arts, building career success through broad education, targeted skills and social capital.
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Ben Wildavsky is an award-winning author, speaker and higher education strategist, and now the closing keynote speaker at the 2025 Polytechnic Showcase!
His recent book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴: 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 is an invaluable guidebook for students, parents, counselors, and educators on navigating career development📚
Based on the book, @Wildavsky 's closing keynote presentation will examine critical lessons in what he calls the career arts, building career success with a combination of broad education, relevant technical skills and social networks 📈
Registered delegates at the Polytechnic Showcase will have a chance to meet the author and get a copy of the book signed!
Read our book summary here: polytechnicscanada.ca/news-e…
New #HigherEdSpotlight episode with @kathdelaski, author of "Who Needs College Anymore?" tinyurl.com/2yv2p8c9
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Introducing our Closing Keynote speaker for the 2025 Polytechnic showcase!
Get ready to feel inspired by @Wildavsky, bestselling author, speaker and host of the Higher Ed Spotlight podcast who is presently serving as a visiting fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
His recent essay published in @chronicle highlights how @HumberPoly and @sheridancollege offer cutting-edge programs that align with industry needs.
We will be giving away his latest book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴: 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Don't miss your chance to get a copy!
Join us at @RRC Polytech for the 2025 Polytechnic Showcase!
Learn more about the event here: polytechnicscanada.ca/events…
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Introducing our Opening and Closing Keynotes for the 2025 Polytechnic Showcase!
Our Opening Keynote speaker, @Niigaanwewidam, is an award-winning Anishinaabe author and Indigenous Studies professor at the University of Manitoba who was named one of Canada's most influential people by Maclean's magazine.
Our Closing Keynote speaker, @Wildavsky, is a bestselling author, speaker and host of the Higher Ed Spotlight podcast. We will be giving away his latest book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴: 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. Stop by before his presentation to get your copy signed!
Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear these two amazing speakers - register today for the Showcase!
Learn more here: polytechnicscanada.ca/events…
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A new book asks how to make higher education not only more accessible but more applicable to Americans’ real lives. @Wildavsky sits down with the author:
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Great conversation w/@kathdelaski about her new book “Who Needs College Anymore?” for this @monthly Q&A. She wants a broader definition of college + better alternatives for “new majority learners” who haven’t been well-served by traditional higher ed. shorturl.at/6dnnj
Was my take on higher ed globalization too optimistic when I published “The Great Brain Race” with @PrincetonUPress 15 years ago? I argue the principle of “free trade in minds” still holds in this fun video podcast with @AlexUsherHESA.
#Podcast | This week on The World of Higher Education, join @AlexUsherHESA and @Wildavsky as they talk about globalization in #HigherEd, trends in student and faculty mobility, global university rankings and the 'global war for talent'. Tune in here: youtu.be/aABgTBr99xo
My Q&A with @NicholasLemann in the new issue of @EducationNext - the case for testing content over aptitude to promote mass access. Adapted from our recent #HigherEdSpotlight conversation.
Who Needs Harvard? Higher education in the U.S. is so much more than its selective colleges—and can be fairer for so many more students. bit.ly/3CtSwBQ
My new essay in @chronicle's special report on experiential learning highlights 4 lessons from abroad: collaboration with employers in 🇨🇦 Canada, lifelong learning in 🇸🇬 Singapore, degree-apprenticeships in 🇩🇪 Germany, and microcredentials in 🇳🇿 New Zealand. Feedback welcome!
Good to see my robust exchange with @ryancraigap made the @EducationNext top 20 for 2024. As I get more interested in degree-apprenticeship combinations, I actually think Ryan and I may be headed toward a cosmic convergence!
From the Top 20 Education Next articles of 2024: The Divergent Roads to Post-Secondary Success. bit.ly/4cJenCx
