Following nine years leading MIT’s work on digital learning, Sanjay Sarma will step down as vice president for open learning, and focus on teaching, research, writing, and entrepreneurship.
Covid has turned the gap between universities and colleges serving mainly privileged students and those serving needy ones into a chasm and it is unclear if the latter will be able to survive.
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Deb Livingston, a former business consultant, was always curious and eager to learn just about anything. );
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“When the pandemic hit, I was confined at home and found myself diving into online exploration,” said Livingston, 61. She discovered GetSetUp, an interactive website that delivers virtual education to older adults.
Even former chief executives like Jeff Mihm, a Miami resident who led Noven Pharmaceuticals, sometimes need a new life direction.