Feb. 8, 2026
How This Higher Ed Journalist Tracks Innovation (& What He's Watching Next) - with Paul Fain, Journalist & Analyst, Founder of Work Shift (newsletter: The Job)
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Paul Fain, Journalist & Analyst, Founder of Work Shift (newsletter: The Job)
In this episode, part of our EdUp Innovators Series, sponsored by MindBank AI
YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes
- What makes a true innovator in higher ed, & how did leaders like Paul LeBlanc at SNHU & Michael Crow at ASU transform access for working learners through open enrollment, flexible schedules, & dual enrollment at scale?
- How is AI reshaping both opportunities & risks in education, from personalized career counseling & practice interviews to concerns about mental health impacts, dependency, & our ability to think independently?
- Why is there only $285 million in federal apprenticeship funding, & what innovations in workforce training & Workforce Pell Grants could emerge in the next 12 months to support lower income working learners?
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