Reflections on Season 2: The Evolving Workforce and Future of Higher Education

WGU Sage Advice with Chris Bonnell

Welcome to the final episode of Season 2. Join our Sage Advice hosts, Chris Bonnell and Emma Salomon, for this series’ wrap-up episode.

Join Chris and Emma as they revisit some of their favorite moments, such as:

- Teaching students market-ready skills
- Preparing the next generation of cyber security experts
- Combatting the teacher shortage and the nursing shortage
- Empowering students from diverse backgrounds
- Developing microskills

Chris Bonnell is the Vice President of External Affairs at Western Governors University and he’s been with WGU for over nine years. Chris is a public policy leader in competency-based education and psychology, with a focus on issues of mental illness and providing solutions.

Emma Salomon is the Digital Advocacy Director at Western Governors University, having been with WGU for nearly five years. Before her current role, she was a Government Relations Director at WGU. Emma is passionate about giving underserved populations access to higher education.

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