Creating the Future of Learning

American higher education is in crisis. The price of college has grown astronomically, forcing students and parents to take out loans that now exceed $1.2 trillion in outstanding debt. Many of those loans are falling into default as graduates struggle to find good work. The latest research suggests that our vaunted universities are producing graduates who learn little while they're in school.

But the disruptive power of information technology is about to change all of that, upending centuries-old institutions and creating a new landscape of opportunity for students in America and around the world. In his new book, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere, New America education policy director Kevin Carey tells the story of how traditional colleges become so confused, ineffective, and expensive, and how a new generation of researchers and entrepreneurs are building a digital learning ecosystem to take their place.

Join New America for a conversation with Kevin Carey and education technology writer Audrey Watters about the end of college, and what comes next.

Follow the discussion online using #EndOfCollege and following @NewAmericaEd

For information on the New York event on 3/3, click here.

Participants:

Kevin Carey

Director, Education Policy Program, New America

Author, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere

@kevincarey1

Audrey Watters

Freelannce Education  Writer

@audreywatters