In the Spotlight
Check out the latest press highlights we’ve received.
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UW Continuum College Vice Provost Goes Back to School (Puget Sound Business Journal)
February 03, 2025
Rovy Branon dropped all his academic classes in high school and spent most of his senior year playing drums in the school band and orchestra. Now he runs the University of Washington's Continuum College.
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Big Boost for Lifetime Learning (Work Shift)
September 12, 2024
Two very different university powerhouses make big bets on working learners — Georgia Tech with a new College of Lifetime Learning, and Western Governors University with apprenticeship degrees as part of a broader push on work-based learning.
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What It Takes to Roll Out Digital Microcredentials (EvoLLLution)
March 28, 2023
Microcredentials aren’t going away, so it’s critical for higher education to create and implement them in efficiently — and it will take more strategy than some may think.
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Welcome to the new Golden Age of Education (Puget Sound Business Journal)
November 30, 2022
While on its surface living to 100 seems like great news, Rovy Branon writes, there is so much cultural stigma around aging that people dread the idea rather than welcoming it.
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Universities Looking Beyond the Traditional For-Credit Semester Experiences (Inside Higher Ed)
November 15, 2022
Exploring the twin topics of how can those who have accrued learning outside the classroom better communicate their skills and knowledge to employers, and how can states facilitate the granting of credit for that learning in academic institutions.
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Reflecting on Our Roots to Define Our Future: Establishing a Path for Lifelong Higher Ed (Modern Campus)
November 04, 2022
EvoLLLution editor-in-chief and podcast host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Rovy Branon to discuss the ins and outs of delivering on the 60 Year Curriculum vision and reflect on how colleges and universities can transform into true hubs of lifelong learning.
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The 60-Year Curriculum With Dr. Rovy Branon (Trending in Education)
June 02, 2022
Rovy Branon joins Trending in Education podcast host Mike Palmer in a conversation about reaching and teaching adult learners across the full span of their lives.
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Dr. Rovy Branon on the Growth and Future of Continuing Education (The Higher Ed Geek)
March 16, 2022
Rovy Branon shares his perspective on the current moment for continuing education, what is making it especially relevant for students right now, and how to achieve success in this space moving forward.
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How Your High Schooler Can Set Themselves Apart in the College Application Process (ParentMap)
September 22, 2021
Leslie Rome, the director of the UW Youth & Teen Programs her tips on how high school students can use university enrichment programs to help set themselves apart during the college application process.
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“Two women continue to help me be a better person.” (Christensen Institute – Who You Know)
May 03, 2021
Rovy Branon discusses how he was fortunate to have two educators in his life that helped influence his career trajectory.
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A Virtuous Cycle: Driving Equity Through Financial Gifts in the Non-Credit Space (UNBOUND)
March 04, 2021
Discover how UW Continuum College scholarship programs put professional certificate programs in reach of underserved segments of our community.
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11 UW certificates — and Counting (University of Washington Magazine)
March 01, 2021
Ed Jones has completed more UWPCE certificate programs than anyone else, and he’s busy working on his next one.
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Is the 60-Year Curriculum the Future of Learning? (Next Avenue)
December 03, 2020
Why some folks say: Goodbye, lifelong learning and hello, "long life learning."
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60 Years of Higher Ed — Really? (The New York Times)
October 10, 2019
The idea that college education is over after four years, or even eight or 12 is so — yesterday.
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The 60-Year Curriculum
October 01, 2019
A guide to case studies and other relevant content that benefits continuing education leaders and instructors, students and news media.