In the Know with ACCT

Episode 31: Apprenticeships

This episode features ACCT Senior Policy Analyst Allison Beer, Harper College President Ken Ender, and San Jacinto College Chancellor Brenda Hellyer discussing different apprenticeship program models profiled in our new report, called "Apprenticeships: An Emerging Community College Strategy for Workforce Development."

This project is supported by Strada Education Network. ACCT is solely responsible for its content; the views expressed in the report and in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of Strada Education Network or its affiliates. 

Episode 30: Rural Males in Higher Education

In this episode of In The Know, ACCT Senior Policy Analyst Allison Beer talks with Louisiana Community and Technical College System President Dr. Monty Sullivan about the underrepresentation of rural males in higher education. 

This conversation is in connection with an issue brief ACCT recently released on rural males in higher education. 

Episode 29: Future Ready Workforce Pt. 2

This episode of In The Know features ACCT’s senior policy analyst, Allison Beer, Michael Carren, head of corporate social responsibility at Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Angie Kamath, Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce, City University of New York.

This is part two of a conversation that features discussion surrounding the white paper ACCT partnered with Guardian on called Partnerships for a Future-Ready Workforce. The paper details how community colleges and businesses can form strong partnerships, national trends in employer needs and postsecondary attainment, and policies and practices that form a continuum of education and career training.

Episode 28: Future Ready Workforce Pt. 1

This episode of In The Know features ACCT’s senior policy analyst, Allison Beer, Michael Carren, head of corporate social responsibility at Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Angie Kamath, Dean of Continuing Education and Workforce, City University of New York.

This conversation features discussion surrounding the white paper ACCT partnered with Guardian on called Partnerships for a Future-Ready Workforce. The paper details how community colleges and businesses can form strong partnerships, national trends in employer needs and postsecondary attainment, and policies and practices that form a continuum of education and career training.

Episode 27: The Future Workplace Experience with Kevin Mulcahy

Future Workplace Partner Kevin Mulcahy coaches on leadership effectiveness at the Harvard Business School and is an adjunct faculty member at Babson College. This episode features Mulcahy's keynote address to the 2018 ACCT Leadership Congress in New York, New York.

In his provocative speech, Kevin discusses the technological and social changes that are radically redesigning how work is done, how the best employees are found, and some of the things colleges (and other organizations) must do today to ensure a productive future workforce.

Kevin is the co-author of The Future Workplace Experience and is the co-host of The Future Workplace network, a U.S.-based membership community for human resource executives. He can be followed on Twitter @KevinMulcahy.