Scott Pulsipher

Salt Lake City

Contributor and President, Western Governors University at Forbes

President @wgu. Student obsessed. Working to reinvigorate the promise of #highered. Motivated to make a difference; inspired by those who do. #InnovationWins

Articles

Student-Centered Design: The Difference Between Success And A Scam

Jan 28, 2025 | forbes.com | Scott Pulsipher

Online learning—especially in the age of AI—is perhaps our greatest tool for expanding access to quality education. Yet even with strong student interest, outdated perceptions and inaccurate conclusions overshadow its promise and hinder a full exploration of its potential.
Progress, Not Potential: Reimagining Education, Work, and Life with a 5-Belief System (Part 1)

Oct 31, 2024 | linkedin.com | Scott Pulsipher

Enabling human progress is the driving force behind the future we all envision—where individuals thrive, organizations succeed, and society prospers (I dive deeper into this in the first edition of Progress). Yet, despite its importance, many of our systems in education and work still fail people in meaningful ways.
Fostering Community and Student-Centered Models in Higher Ed

Sep 9, 2024 | evolllution.com | Scott Pulsipher |James Broomall |Philip Regier |Tatum Thomas

The importance of building strong community and encouraging student empowerment cannot be overstated. As higher education institutions strive to meet the modern learners’ diverse needs, these factors have become pivotal in driving both student success and institutional growth. In this interview, Scott Pulsipher discusses higher ed’s need to adapt, challenges to creating pathways and how the institution can come together to better serve learners.
When is a College Degree Worth It? A Conversation with HEA Group’s Michael Itzkowitz

Jun 20, 2024 | linkedin.com | Scott Pulsipher

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College is risky - mentors can make it a safer bet

Jun 17, 2024 | smartbrief.com | Julia Fisher |Scott Pulsipher

When she enrolled in college, Jessica Sherhag wasn’t just working full-time in a hospital in Milwaukee. She also had part-time jobs as an EMT and supporting the Children’s Hospital Transport Team across Wisconsin. “Life was crazy already, and I was planning to add to it,” she recalls of her decision to pursue her bachelor’s degree. That was 2018. Since then, Sherhag has taken on even more. In 2019, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
To Get AI Right, Higher Ed Needs to Think Outside the Box

May 14, 2024 | linkedin.com | Scott Pulsipher

Higher ed is eagerly embracing new applications of artificial intelligence, but I’m not convinced we’ve got it quite right. From my point of view, there are three primary tensions: AI-first strategies: Like any technology, AI is merely a tool. But a lot of the investment we’re seeing in the sector treats artificial intelligence as an end in and of itself.
Higher Ed Dive Trendline on Emerging Technology

Apr 18, 2024 | highereddive.com | Ben Unglesbee |Nido R. Qubein |Scott Pulsipher |Natalie Schwartz

Yet another new generation of digital technology — led by generative artificial intelligence — holds immense promise for instruction and operations in higher education, and their uses are as varied as the tools themselves. Virtual and augmented reality, for example, make training accessible beyond the physical classroom, while the blockchain is giving students and employers alike easier access to verified credentials.
Forget about cool-discovering AI’s true promise in education

Apr 11, 2024 | linkedin.com | Scott Pulsipher

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5 Practices Leaders Need To Maximize Talent And Help Their People Thrive

Mar 21, 2024 | forbes.com | Scott Pulsipher

For organizations to maximize talent and thrive, creating opportunities for their people is an often-underused strategy. According to the newly released American Opportunity Index—which assesses nearly 400 leading companies based on hiring, pay, promotion, parity, and culture—enabling workers to access learning opportunities and experience growth can be key drivers of organizational performance. Unsurprisingly, some do it better than others.
Elitism in Higher Ed: A Conversation with Ryan Craig

Mar 7, 2024 | linkedin.com | Scott Pulsipher

An article published in New York Magazine recently caught my attention, and if I’m honest, continues to baffle me. In it, Caitlin Moscatello describes the inner workings of a members-only club that promises to help students get into a top-tier college for a jaw-dropping $120,000 a year (students often enroll as high school freshmen and remain in the club until they’re accepted at their school of choice).