Higher ed is facing a pivotal question: can colleges keep up with the workforce as AI and tech reshape every career?

Sarah Holtan, PhD welcomes Suzy Siegle, EdD, JDD to talk straight about what working professionals really need. Spoiler: It's not another generic degree. When jobs are shifting overnight and skills lose their value just as fast, Walsh College listens to industry and adapts, offering stackable AI certificates, flexible programs, and practical ROI.

Feel like your career is stuck unless you master the latest disruption? Wondering if online learning really delivers connection and value? Or want to know how colleges can still be relevant for adult learners?

Stick around as they break down how Walsh College responds to change, serves real students, and makes education work for working people.

Episode Highlights:

07:24 - It's always been part of our mission to prepare graduates for successful careers in an education that's rich in theory, but also application and professional practice so that they can hit the ground running.

16:33 - So if we didn't prepare them on how to do a Zoom meeting, how to stand, how to sit, how to interact, then they're going to go into their workplace and think, wait a minute, all I know how to do is be in person. And this is not always in person.

17:36 - I know to compete in the world, I'm going to need a master's like a Walsh, where you have a great ROI. Or I'm going to need an AI certificate stacked to a Master's. And I want to learn how to learn in the remote environment because I have to collaborate on teams that way anyway at work.

26:17 - Higher education is uniquely poised to deliver the learning and the skills that the professions need in the world.

Sarah Holtan, PhD

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Suzy Siegle, EdD, JDD

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