Dub Apocalypse Album Release Party w/ Higher Education
Dub Apocalypse Album Release Party w/ Higher Education
Fri, Sep 16, 7:00 PM
Soundcheck Studios • Pembroke, MA
$15
EverTrue & LearnLaunch present: The Future of Higher Education
by EverTrue
Description
Join EverTrue and LearnLaunch for a discussion on the changing face of higher eduction in Boston and beyond.
The night will kick-off with a Keynote by Jeff Selingo, author of the recently published College (Un)bound, followed by a panel discussion moderated by EverTrue CEO, Brent Grinna.
The panel discussion will focus on various topics such as the role of specialized skills and programs beyond typical higher ed, utilizing data to better match students and institutions, as well as the role of community and alumni relations.
We hope to bring together educators from around Boston as well as those focused on ed tech efforts in the community for a lively discussion.
About the Keynote:
Jeff Selingo is an author, reporter, columnist, and leading authority on higher education. He is editor at large of The Chronicle of Higher Education and a senior fellow at Education Sector, an independent education think tank in Washington, DC. From 2007 until 2011, he was editor of The Chronicle, where he worked for 15 years in a variety of reporting and editing roles. His work has been honored with awards from the Education Writers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and the Associated Press, and he was a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. He has been a featured speaker before dozens of national higher-education groups and appears regularly on regional and national radio and television programs, including NPR, ABC, and ABC. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and he is part of the inaugural class of thought leaders writing for LinkedIn Today. He received a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Ithaca College, and a master's degree in government from John Hopkins University.
Schedule for the Event:
6:00pm - Networking
6:30pm-7:15pm - Keynote by Jeff Selingo, Author of College (Un)bound Editor-at-Large of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
7:15-7:45pm Panel Discussion moderated by Brent Grinna, CEO/Founder of EverTrue, with panelists:
- Jennifer Fremont-Smith, CEO and Co-Founder at Smarterer
- Marissa Lowman, Co-Founder and Executive Director of LearnLaunch
- Aaron O'Hearn, Co-Founder and CEO of Startup Institute
- John Gallaugher, Boston College, Associate Professor of Information Systems
7:45pm: College (Un)bound book signing