How can we as parents, educators, and members of the business community prepare students to be successful leaders in today's global environment? It's a critically important question. Gloria Cordes Larson, president of Bentley University, explains why today's practices in higher education are inadequate preparation for our rapidly evolving innovation economy. Instead, she passionately advocates for a hybrid-learning model that integrates business education with traditional liberal arts courses. Today's businesses demand a new kind of hybrid graduate, possessed of both hard and soft skills, with the courage to take risks, the creativity to innovate, and the savvy to excel in a turbulent competitive climate. This book is a valuable resource for participants in every learning community: our homes, schools, and businesses. It will change the way you think about what excellence in education means in today's business environment as you develop strategies that will move our children, students, and future employees forward in a rapidly changing and very challenging world. Prepared with that training and knowledge, they will find greater fulfillment and make their own mark on the future.
Praise for PREPAREDU
"If you're making the investment of a lifetime, you'd better know what you're paying for and how to get the most out of it. PreparedU explains how the opportunity for success is driven by how you go to school, not where, and anyone planning for college should understand the difference."
-Suze Orman, Bestselling Author, Personal Finance Expert
"PreparedU is a roadmap for success for any student from any ZIP code to achieve their dreams and help change the world. This is how we create the talented and creative young adults we need to fix what ails us."
-Deval L. Patrick, Former Governor of Massachusetts
"Cutting through obsolete academic debates, Gloria Larson shows how forward-thinking colleges should integrate business and liberal arts programs to prepare students for work and life. PreparedU is a must-read for parents, students, and educators trying to make the college years count."
-Karen Kaplan, Chairman and CEO, Hill Holliday
"I think millennials entering college today are much different than my generation (X) when we entered college. I love millennials. I'm a big fan of people like Gloria who are proposing an educational approach that matches their uniqueness as opposed to trying to get them to match the models that worked for Generation X."
-Brian Halligan, CEO and Founder, HubSpot
"Those of us in higher education leadership know that the world's expectations of our graduates will rapidly eclipse our ability to meet those expectations UNLESS we can offer the opportunities Gloria Larson identifies in PreparedU. Students who aspire to actively engage in their college experience-as well as their parents-will devour President Larson's ideas. Their institutions will be well advised to understand such students are coming their way, and the best employers will be very grateful!"
-Helen G. Drinan, President, Simmons College
