
Policy Shifts and Immediate Impacts on the Education Industry
Part One: In this first episode of eCampusNews’ two-part series, education data expert and Agile Education CIO Verlan Stephens discusses the dramatic policy changes reshaping higher education under the new administration. In this conversation with eCampus Content Director Kevin Hogan, he explores the growing emphasis on workforce readiness, the rise of micro-credentials, and the disconnect between institutional pace and industry needs. Verlan highlights critical challenges facing educational institutions, from inconsistent policy implementation to outdated teaching methods that ignore AI’s transformative potential in modern workforce development. Have a listen.
The computer-generated transcript is below:
Kevin Hogan
All right, Verlin always great to catch up with you. I appreciate it and appreciate your insights and knowledge and what is as we were mentioning before, we started recording just an interesting time, right?
Verlan Stephens
That it is for sure you know the the rate of change is faster than ever, whether it’s technology, whether it is changes in the government, the administration. We’re just seeing this massive continued increase in the rate of change.…Read More