Guild Partners: Higher Ed’s Opportunity Moment – with Kate Smith (President, Rio Salado College)

What makes learning possible for adult students? For many employees, the demands of work, caregiving, and other responsibilities can make the pursuit of education meaningful to their personal and professional ambitions seem unreachable. But as Rio Salado College President Kate Smith points out, when learning providers bring compassion and intention to design flexible programs for working adults, and when mission-aligned employers invest in talent development and career mobility, opportunity becomes a tangible reality for many — not just the few. 

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Explore speaker sessions from Guild’s 2022 Opportunity Summit: 

• Strategic Advantage of Career Pathways to Grow Your People, Your Business and Innovate – with Josh Bersin
• The Changemaker’s Backpack: 5 Practices for Leaders to Make and Move with Change – with Dean Carter (Former Head of People and Culture at Patagonia)