A historic college campus in Vermont, with buildings dating back to the 1870s, is serving as a testing ground for a collaborative effort among business, education, and government leaders to reimagine higher education. The initiative aims to address modern challenges by fundamentally reshaping traditional college structures and curricula. Behind its picturesque red brick and white-trimmed facades, stakeholders are exploring bold reforms to better prepare students for an evolving job market. The experiment could offer lessons for institutions nationwide grappling with how to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — All red brick and white trim and dating from as far back as the 1870s, the buildings that frame a grassy quad on a hill above Vermont’s capital city comprise the quintessential college campus. Behind the scenes, this holdover from the 19th century is where a group of business, college and government […] The post Business, government and education leaders try to reinvent college from scratch appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
