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Scott J. Van Pelt

Author, Speaker, Consultant, & Educator

Helping institutions design their own futures.

Higher education is facing greater challenges today than at any point in living memory. Shifting demographics, advances in technology and pedagogy, new labor market demands, and growing competition come together to form a landscape that institutions are now forced to navigate, often with an uncertain sense of where they should take their next steps. But time is a precious commodity, and the world we think we’re preparing for is already here, or even behind us. Increasingly, we find that the future was yesterday.

As an author, speaker, educator, and professional with 15 years of experience in higher education, I’ve worked with colleges, universities, professional associations, for-profit partners, and state systems of higher education to help their communities—faculty, staff, students, leaders, and policy-makers—better understand how the terrain is changing, and what approaches to consider as they undertake substantive efforts to meet the needs of today’s learners. I’m happy to connect to explore how I can be of support to your institution or organization.