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Chris Lee

@cleepost

President, WGU Academy

 Utah
academy.wgu.edu/
Joined February 2009
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ICYMI: If 2023 was #highered's year of reckoning, 2024 is poised to emerge as the year when we finally test the potential of groundbreaking innovations. With that in mind, here are 5 questions to be mindful of as we look ahead: evolllution.com/5-questions-…
Five Questions for Higher Ed to be Mindful of in 2024

Five Questions for Higher Ed to be Mindful of in 2024

As higher education is at a crosswords between being innovative and preserving convention, higher ed leaders need to look ahead and plan for what’s coming next.

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@Suhail18 Dec 2022
I do not fear failure. I fear spending many long years pursuing something that never mattered.
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“Use what you have, to get what you want” - @PYSNGR channeling and sharing the always-critical entrepreneurial mindset with @wgu graduates #WGUgrad #highered #edchat
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The problem with the student debt forgiveness announcement is that it fixes everything except the underlying problem.
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This company is “flipping the script on traditional college admissions.” Learn more: buff.ly/3tiwH08. #education #highereducation #admissions
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This is well worth the read: an interview with @Pulsipher_WGU by @GoldieStandard about where @wgu, now with 132,000 (!) students, is headed next. chronicle.com/newsletter/the…
This Online Giant Is Just Getting Started

This Online Giant Is Just Getting Started

Now enrolling 132,000 students, 25-year-old Western Governors University looks to spur a “tidal effect” of change throughout higher ed.

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Great insights on the need for employers to shift toward skills-based hiring. Skills-denominated #learning and work actually increase the value of a #degree, as it better articulates the competencies of the individual who holds the #credential. More on this from @HBSWK:
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College Degrees: The Job Requirement Companies Seek, but Don't Really Need hbs.me/3kXXBWJ
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The new elite universities prioritize access, affordability, and support for students. At our current run-rate of annual graduates, @wgu's alumni base will surpass the largest in the U.S. (The Ohio State University) in roughly 5 years #highered #wgu forbes.com/sites/brandonbust…
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In @Forbes, @DavidRosowsky writes, "commit to recognizing & receiving non-traditional learners as core members of your academic community." Fortunately, @wgu has been doing this for 25 years & remains a top route for working learners. bit.ly/3uBuvk1
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"As the USA gets ready to vote, I hope everyone back home exercises their right to vote.... We have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us. United we stand, divided we fall. God Bless America.🇺🇲️👊🏻" — North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor’s last FB post RIP
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Dear Google and Facebook engineers, there is no conceivable math in which @4chan or @infowars should make “Top Stories.” None. ht @axios /1
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#InnovationWins Outdated education metric casting a cloud on a higher ed bright spot: Western Governors University wapo.st/2yIbIpM?tid=ss_tw&ut…

Perspective | Outdated education metric is casting a cloud on a higher ed bright spot: Western...

Using an obsolete definition to evaluate modern day learning modalities serves no one well, says Terry Hartle of the American Council on Education.

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I'm watching a guy vacuum out porta-potties and single-handedly lift them onto a trailer. I'm never complaining about my job again.
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You're not cool if you're not making TV-style original programming wsj.com/articles/facebook-is…
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To be a successful VC like @gavin_kickstart, you have to throw reason by the wayside & trust your gut hubs.ly/H07T8bY0
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Amazing story about the darknet and spread of Fentynal. It's a must-read narrative: deseretnews.com/article/9000…
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dalezane@dalezane11 May 2017
#LMADigital thank you for an excellent LMA Revenue Conference. DDM wins one more.Thanks @ClarkGilbert @cleepost @gdpeterson01 @JadonJadon04 – at Illinois, USA
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Speaking of "duopoly," a reminder to all that ironically they are the two companies hurt the least by ad blocking. digitalcontentnext.org/blog/…
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Not quite. FB & GOOG added $12.4b in US digital adv. in 2016; or 46% of all growth. Lots of players, especially #localmedia sellers.
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Holla! @sobrightly @dalezane @RussellBanz @Brettrospective @devinbunker @ClarkGilbert @cleepost on the success! theatlantic.com/technology/a…
How a Mormon Church-Owned Site Defeated Craigslist in Utah

How a Mormon Church-Owned Site Defeated Craigslist in Utah

The unusual success of KSL Classifieds

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