Is College Still Worth It? ASU+GSV Summit Debate by University Innovation Alliance CEO Bridget Burns and Achieve Partners’ Managing Director Ryan Craig

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, introduces an episode of the Innovating Together Podcast featuring her debate at the ASU+GSV Summit with Ryan Craig, Managing Director at Achieve Partners, about whether college is still worth it. Within the framework of Alex Grodd’s The Disagreement podcast, they talk about higher ed’s evolving role in society, the cultural narrative around economic mobility, infusing academic programs with job market awareness, and who ultimately benefits from college. Topics include:

• The broader value of college for an educated, informed society
• The argument for alternative models to higher ed Integrating apprenticeships in college curriculum
• The incongruity of equating college with businesses

Tune in to discover how opposing views about the value of college can find a surprising amount of common ground when evaluated by their real-world merits.