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Jamie Merisotis

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President & CEO, Lumina Foundation; Author; Ideas Guy

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National Leadership Council National Leadership Council

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11.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Proud to join the National Leadership Council to Advance Civic Learning & Democracy Engagement for All, convened by @americanuniversity.bsky.social. We are working w/partners across higher education, philanthropy, & national networks to make civic learning a core part of every student’s experience

11.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Credentials of Value Short-term credentials move beyond the β€œWild West” as states step up investment. Also, the National Skills Coalition seeks a bold workforce policy agenda, and essays on why workforce infrastructure is...

Future Ready States - credentials of value workshift.org/credentials-... @luminafoundation.bsky.social @paulfain.bsky.social

06.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The College Backlash Is a Mirage Americans are more pessimistic than ever about the value of a degreeβ€”but enrollment keeps going up.

Actual behavior doesn't match the 'college isn't worth it' mantra. Enrollment is up. Why? "Perhaps these people think college isn’t worth the cost in general, but end up sending their kids because they believe themselves to have gotten an unusually good deal."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...?

05.01.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dame Karen Pierce appointed Chair of The Ditchley… | Ditchley The Ditchley Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce DCMG as Chair of its Council of Management as of 1 January…

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18.12.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jamie Merisotis discusses the future of higher education
Jamie Merisotis discusses the future of higher education YouTube video by Sagamore

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17.11.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How states can aim higherβ€”And prove the value of higher education States need to help people complete credentials that pay offβ€”in wages, career mobility, and community vitality.

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12.11.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humanity AI: Putting people at the center of the AI revolution The announcement today of Humanity AI marks one of the most ambitious philanthropic responses yet to the disruptive rise of artificial intelligence. Backed by an initial $500 million in commitments, t...

It's time to put humans at the center of the AI revolution
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14.10.2025 16:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quote of the Day: Students Are Ill Prepared for College and Beyond

Quote of the Day: β€œThe U.S. is an example of frogs in the boiling water when it comes to talent.”

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26.09.2025 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force

β€œA.I. can do the first draft of the memo or solve the math equation. It is the worker who needs to understand what they are reading, be able to ensure it is accurate and decide what to do next.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...?

25.09.2025 11:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Foundation Measures Its Impact by One Number. Is That a Model for Success? The Lumina Foundation threw virtually all its resources at changing one metric. Now, with its holy grail in sight, it’s making the goal even harder to reach.

This piece from the @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social does an excellent job of telling the story of the @luminafoundation.bsky.social approach to philanthropy - with a laser-like focus on catalyzing the nation toward a quantitative, time-limited goal www.philanthropy.com/article/this...

03.09.2025 13:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Florida Universities Became World-Class Florida's universities are in the top tier of the Washington Monthly’s rankings thanks to strong public governance.

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β€œThe Sunshine State’s universities are in the top tier of the @washingtonmonthly.com ’s rankings thanks to strong public governance. That same centralized system gives Ron DeSantis the power to impose his conservative ideology in the classroom”

27.08.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think It Is

First time I can recall seeing something like this in @nytimes.com - ever www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...?

25.08.2025 11:36 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is America falling back in love with higher ed, or are we measuring the wrong things? Something strange is happening in America: confidence in higher education is creeping back up. And not just among the usual suspects. Republicans, independents, people with and without degrees, Black ...

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17.07.2025 11:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lumina Foundation launches FutureReady States to better gauge workforce credential value Twelve states will identify and support training policies that deliver real economic value for taxpayers and individuals.

Check out the important new work @luminafoundation.bsky.social is doing under the FutureReady States initiative, which supports 12 states in aligning education & workforce systems to identify, improve, and scale credentials of value www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-vie...

10.07.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How AmeriCorps Kept Young Talent in Rural Communities | Washington Monthly Trump's cuts to the federal service program eliminated thousands of positions that provided career pathways in small towns across America.

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Excellent @washmonthly.com piece about the impact of Americorps on rural communities - and as a way to reduce polarization

08.07.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jamie Merisotis on Human Work in the Age of AI Explore AI's impact on work and education with Jamie Merisotis on the Getting Smart Podcast. Understand how credentialing drives economic prosperity.

www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/jami...

Human work in the age of AI

22.05.2025 11:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Degrees of Impact: Redefining the Value of Higher Ed | ASU+GSV Summit 2025
Degrees of Impact: Redefining the Value of Higher Ed | ASU+GSV Summit 2025 YouTube video by Global Silicon Valley

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12.05.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Will Make College Truly Affordable? College costs have been a problem for decades. To fix the complex issue of college affordability, higher education leaders need to fundamentally rethink the system.

www.forbes.com/sites/jamiem...

12.05.2025 12:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thinking a lot about that old saying, β€œThe days are long, but the years are short.” In 2025, I think it should be β€œThe days are long, but the year is even longer.”

29.04.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Role of Education in Taming Authoritarian Attitudes - CEW Georgetown Postsecondary education can play a critical role in protecting democratic republics against the threat of authoritarianism.

Education can safeguard #democracy from the threat of #authoritarianism. Bachelor’s degree holders were less inclined to express authoritarian preferences than those with no more than a high school diploma. bit.ly/32tzWon

#AcademicSky

25.04.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US philanthropists warn against capitulating to Trump: β€˜We need to step up’ Foundation leaders say charitable organisations could be next in the firing line – but must β€˜stand together’ to resist

US philanthropists warn against capitulating to Trump

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19.04.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Comes After D.E.I.? Colleges around the country, in the face of legal and political backlash to their diversity programs, are pivoting to an alternative framework known as pluralism, Emma Green reports.

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14.04.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Education should remain accessible, valuable, and align with today's workforce needs' Work in Progress: Lumina Foundation's Jamie Merisotis discusses how a postsecondary degree or credential of value can lead to a good career.

β€˜Education should remain accessible, valuable, and align with today’s workforce needs’ www.workingnation.com/podcast-lumi...

01.04.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Lumina Foundation's Ambitious but Attainable Goal for American Postsecondary Education | Washington Monthly Its aim is that by 2040, 75 percent of adults in the U.S. labor force will have college degrees or other valuable credentials.

The Lumina Foundation's Ambitious but Attainable Goal for American Postsecondary Education washingtonmonthly.com/2025/03/05/t...

06.03.2025 13:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A bold vision for a prosperous future Seventeen years ago, Lumina Foundation set an ambitious goal: By 2025, 60 percent of working-age adults in the United States would have a degree, certificate, or industry-recognized certification. At ...

Learning matters more than ever. But the world has changed, and we need a bold new national goal: By 2040, 75 percent of adults in the U.S. labor force will have a college degree or other credential of value leading to economic prosperity. www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-vie...

04.03.2025 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Boosting Civics Lessons Helps Strengthen Civil Discourseβ€”And Democracy We disagree so much in this country that it’s heartening to find an idea that nearly everybody supportsβ€”at least generally.

β€œCivics knowledge matters...Those who do not understand the rights protected by the Constitution can neither cherish nor invoke them.” - Kathleen Hall Jamieson
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13.02.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Reflecting on 15 years: We are a Stronger Nation Today, nearly 55 percent of working-age adults in the United States hold a degree or credential beyond high schoolβ€”a milestone highlighted in the most recent 2023 data from A Stronger Nation, Lumina F...

Here's some higher ed news that not enough people have noticed: Post-high school educational attainment has increased in the last 15 years. A lot. The country is better off for it. www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-vie...

31.01.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gen Z Students Are Optimistic About Higher Ed β€” Let’s Prove Them Right Gen Z students want educational options that are affordable, economically valuable, and flexible. Here's how higher ed can support their ambitions.

Gen Z has been shaped by an unprecedented combination of challenges. Yet they continue to be optimistic, even about higher education. We owe it to Gen Z to build a better higher ed system β€” not just for their benefit, but for everyone.

www.forbes.com/sites/jamiem...

16.01.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Commission on the American Workforce | Bipartisan Policy Center BPC’s Commission on the American Workforce is a bold initiative that will meet throughout 2025 and develop a national, bipartisan strategy to strengthen the…

Pleased to be serving on the Bipartisan Policy Center's new Commission on the American Workforce, under the leadership of former Governors Bill Haslam & Deval Patrick, with BPC President/CEO Margaret Spellings driving the work & outcomes. This is urgent, important work bipartisanpolicy.org/caw/

17.12.2024 16:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0