Rethinking Higher Ed for the Automation Age

What’s happening:

Higher ed is at a breaking point and stuck in a system built for another era.

Why it matters:

Gordon Freedman says institutions can’t just layer AI onto legacy models. To serve learners and meet workforce needs, we need new infrastructure: student-centered, employer-connected, and built for the automation age.

The big idea:

Learning identity. Deep ownership. Real collaboration. And a system that helps individuals manage their futures, not just navigate someone else’s.