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May 12, 2025

Video: Redefining the Value of Higher Ed


By Global Silicon Valley

Jamie Merisotis talks with journalist Paul Fain about the history of the attainment movement and what comes next. See their discussion from the 16th annual ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego.

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April 2, 2025

Podcast: A conversation with Jamie Merisotis


By Working Nation

On this podcast, Merisotis discusses some of the challenges that still exist for Americans trying to obtain credentials of value, plus Lumina’s new national goal to expand and elevate higher education and workforce training by 2040 and what it will take to get there.

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March 4, 2025

A bold vision for a prosperous future


By Jamie Merisotis

Seventeen years ago, Lumina Foundation set an ambitious goal: By 2025, 60 percent of working-age adults in the United States would have a degree, certificate, or industry-recognized certification. At the time, only 38 percent had one. Today, that number has risen to 55 percent…

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February 17, 2025

Black History Month matters—for everybody


By Jamie Merisotis

Much of what makes America the envy of the world is its great diversity. That diversity cuts across many different lines: Income, geography, gender, ethnicity, race, and many other factors contribute to the nation’s economic strength and competitive ingenuity.

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