Jamie Merisotis
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President & CEO, Lumina Foundation; Author; Ideas Guy
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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 JanuaryâŠ
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Jamie Merisotis discusses the future of higher education
YouTube video by Sagamore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdPkldBn4w
about 1 month ago
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How states can aim higherâAnd prove the value of higher education
States need to help people complete credentials that pay offâin wages, career mobility, and community vitality.
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/how-states-can-aim-higher-and-prove-the-value-of-higher-education/
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It's time to put humans at the center of the AI revolution
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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...
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/humanity-ai-putting-people-at-the-center-of-the-ai-revolution/
2 months ago
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Quote of the Day: âThe U.S. is an example of frogs in the boiling water when it comes to talent.â
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Quote of the Day: Students Are Ill Prepared for College and Beyond
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âA.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.â
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What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/what-declines-in-reading-and-math-mean-for-the-us-work-force.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
3 months ago
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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...
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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, itâs making the goal even harder to reach.
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/this-foundation-measures-its-impact-by-one-number-is-that-a-model-for-success
4 months ago
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âThe Sunshine Stateâs universities are in the top tier of the
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âs rankings thanks to strong public governance. That same centralized system gives Ron DeSantis the power to impose his conservative ideology in the classroomâ
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How Florida Universities Became World-Class
Florida's universities are in the top tier of the Washington Monthlyâs rankings thanks to strong public governance.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/24/florida-universities/
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First time I can recall seeing something like this in
@nytimes.com
- ever
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The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think It Is
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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 ...
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/is-america-falling-back-in-love-with-higher-ed-or-are-we-measuring-the-wrong-things/
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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
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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.
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/lumina-foundation-launches-futureready-states-to-better-gauge-workforce-credential-value/
6 months ago
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Excellent @washmonthly.com piece about the impact of Americorps on rural communities - and as a way to reduce polarization
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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.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/07/how-americorps-kept-young-talent-in-rural-communities/
6 months ago
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Human work in the age of AI
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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.
https://www.gettingsmart.com/podcast/jamie-merisotis-on-human-work-in-the-age-of-ai/
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Degrees of Impact: Redefining the Value of Higher Ed | ASU+GSV Summit 2025
YouTube video by Global Silicon Valley
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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.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiemerisotis/2025/05/08/what-will-make-college-truly-affordable/
8 months ago
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Thinking a lot about that old saying, âThe days are long, but the years are short.â In 2025, I think it should be âThe days are long, but the year is even longer.â
8 months ago
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reposted by
Jamie Merisotis
Georgetown CEW
8 months ago
Education can safeguard
#democracy
from the threat of
#authoritarianism
. Bachelorâs degree holders were less inclined to express authoritarian preferences than those with no more than a high school diploma.
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#AcademicSky
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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.
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US philanthropists warn against capitulating to Trump
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US philanthropists warn against capitulating to Trump: âWe need to step upâ
Foundation leaders say charitable organisations could be next in the firing line â but must âstand togetherâ to resist
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/philanthropy-foundations-trump-resistance
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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.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/21/what-comes-after-dei
8 months ago
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âEducation should remain accessible, valuable, and align with todayâs workforce needsâ
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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.
https://www.workingnation.com/podcast-lumina-foundation-goals/
9 months ago
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The Lumina Foundation's Ambitious but Attainable Goal for American Postsecondary Education
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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.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/03/05/the-lumina-foundations-ambitious-but-attainable-goal-to-empower-americas-workforce-through-education-and-training/
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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.
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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 ...
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/a-bold-vision-for-a-prosperous-future/
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âCivics knowledge matters...Those who do not understand the rights protected by the Constitution can neither cherish nor invoke them.â - Kathleen Hall Jamieson
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Boosting Civics Lessons Helps Strengthen Civil DiscourseâAnd Democracy
We disagree so much in this country that itâs heartening to find an idea that nearly everybody supportsâat least generally.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiemerisotis/2025/02/12/boosting-civics-lessons-helps-strengthen-civil-discourse-and-democracy/
10 months ago
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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.
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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 schoolâa milestone highlighted in the most recent 2023 data from A Stronger Nation, Lumina F...
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/reflecting-on-15-years-we-are-a-stronger-nation/
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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 â not just for their benefit, but for everyone.
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Gen Z Students Are Optimistic About Higher Ed â Letâs 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.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiemerisotis/2025/01/15/gen-z-students-are-optimistic-about-higher-ed-lets-prove-them-right/
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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
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Commission on the American Workforce | Bipartisan Policy Center
BPCâs Commission on the American Workforce is a bold initiative that will meet throughout 2025 and develop a national, bipartisan strategy to strengthen theâŠ
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/caw/
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In a time of high anxiety/uncertainty, higher ed needs to show what it is FOR. How does it matter to individual & shared prosperity? America needs more and better talent, and higher ed must play a key role by changing how it's financed, structured & delivered
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Progress in a time of disruption: The urgency of reimagining higher ed
Higher education has an opportunity to use this moment of extreme stress to pursue genuine, urgently-needed systemic change.
https://www.luminafoundation.org/news-and-views/progress-in-a-time-of-disruption-the-urgency-of-reimagining-higher-ed/
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Exciting to see some institutions of higher ed thriving even as others struggle. What can the rest of higher ed learn from HBCUs?
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âThis is a good fitâ: Inside enrollment gains at historically Black colleges
Some HBCUs are seeing record enrollment growth while the rest of higher education contends with low head counts.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/11/15/hbcu-enrollment-retention-increases/
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âThe data clearly show disparities in outcomes for Black studentsâ graduation rates, test scores, course completion, and many other measures, when compared with national averages and other student groupsâŠâ
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Miles To Go: The State of Education for Black Students in America
The Southern Education Foundationâs forthcoming report, Miles to Go: The State of Black Education in America, will present an overview of education data on Black students in the United States, includi...
https://southerneducation.org/what-we-do/milestogo2024/
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Hello Bluesky. Wow, things seem ⊠brighter here.
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