Higher Education For Employees with Dr. Marie Harper, APUS
In this episode, we consider the role of higher education in empowering employees to achieve more in the world of work.
Our guest this time is Dr. Marie Harper, Dean of the Wallace E. Boston School of Business at American Public University System (APUS). Dr. Harper has worked for corporations as well as in academia and is one of a handful of women of color in similar higher education leadership positions in the U.S.
Questions Include:
- Tell us about APUS - the mission and ways it helps the world of work
- So the American Public University System (APUS) delivers accessible and affordable online higher education to adult learners of all backgrounds. Why is this so vital?
- What are the most successful companies doing right in overcoming employee challenges amid today’s quiet quitting & great reassessment?
- What are some things that a private company can do to help convince job seekers that working for their company will be rewarding?
- How can companies ensure their workers are keeping pace with training and upskilling/cross-skilling?
- Let’s talk about career development and empowerment. How can this become more of a priority for a company who might not have focused on it enough?
- What role can higher ed play in this career development?
About American Public University System
American Public University System (APUS) delivers accessible and affordable online higher education to adult learners of all backgrounds. APUS, a five-time recipient of Online Learning Consortium’s (OLC) Effective Practice Award, offers more than 200 online degree and certificate programs through American Public University as well as American Military University, the #1 provider of higher education to the U.S. military and veterans.* With over 116,000 alumni worldwide, APUS is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. APUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI). For more information, visit www.apus.edu.
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