Wildavsky, Ben

Ben Wildavsky

Speaker Profile

鈥淏en’s both/and approach to college and career-connected learning really resonated with our students, staff, and parents! The Career Arts鈥� research and practical guidance will springboard our efforts to open new opportunities for students in career pathways.鈥�鈥擭ew Trier High School District

鈥淏lending skills with formal education is a new mantra that has been prescribed in India鈥檚 National Education Policy. Ben’s talk - delivered to nearly 200 Indian academic leaders under the aegis of the Association of Indian Universities - hit the right note as he emphasized the importance of this dual pronged approach combining formal degree with practical training.鈥濃€�Association of Indian Universities

Ben Wildavsky is a veteran higher education writer, strategist, and speaker, host of the podcast and author of : Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections. A frequent keynote speaker and moderator at education conferences and retreats, Ben cuts through the noise and anxiety surrounding this issue to offer sensible, clear-eyed guidance for anyone who is making decisions about education and career preparation with a view to getting ahead in the workforce. He has held senior roles at the Brookings Institution, the College Board Policy Center, Strada Education Network and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia.

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Books²

The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections Ben Wildavsky
A persuasive case for building career success through broad education, targeted skills, and social capital
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The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World Ben Wildavsky
How global competition for the brightest minds is changing higher education
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Ideas³

Ideas Podcast: The Career Arts, Ben Wildavsky

The Career Arts Young people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of essential skills.聽 Read More

Photograph of a desk during the writing process. In the front a pen rest on top of the blank pages of an open journal. Behind a laptop screen is open to a word processor.

Beyond the ivory tower: Real world guidance on education, skills, and careers The story of how a particular set of ideas eventually turns into a book can sometimes be a tale all its own. The creation of my new book has been a matter of poking and prodding a set of assumptions about education and careers over time. Read More

PUP Speaks: Ben Wildavsky on the art of career preparation Following years of research into the connections between education and employment, Ben Wildavsky shares the most vital lessons of what he calls the career arts, which include cultivating a mix of broad education, targeted skills, and social capital i... Read More

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