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24 MetroWest495 Biz | October 2014 Presenting sponsor C entral Massachusetts is home to a large number of colleges and universities, a cultural and economic resource that truly sets our region apart as one of its key economic drivers. Yet education, like many industries, is undergoing a significant transformation driven by new technologies, shifting demographics and pricing pressure on the cost of higher education. All those factors taken together will present a new series of challenges and opportunities, and mean some real changes in how our colleges and universities deliver knowledge and value to their students/customers. Please join us for this sPecial breakfast forum! Worcester Business Journal's WORCESTER2025 Power Breakfast Series Worcester Business Journal's WORCESTER2025 POWER BREAKFAST SERIES Worcester Business Journal's POWER BREAKFAST SERIES WORCESTER2025 An OutlOOk On the future Of Education Wednesday, november 5, 2014 7:30aM – 10:00aM Beechwood hotel 363 Plantation Street Worcester, MA 01605 Cost: $40 Pre-registration required. For event updates: www.wbjournal.com/2025education SpEakErS: Produced by C E L E B R A T I N G 2 5 Y E A R S W o r ce s t e r B u s i n e ss J o u r n a l In this special session we'll bring together a group of expert panelists and take a look into the crystal ball of higher education in 2025. How can our institutions of higher education successfully navigate the changes that lie ahead? How will innovations in technology drive changes in the classroom and how students learn? What are the greatest challenges, and what opportunities for growth and innovation lay ahead for the schools in our region? Don't miss this important discussion! richard Doherty President, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts David P. Angel, Ph.D. President, Clark University kathy Pugh Vice President of Education services, edX robert e. Johnson, Ph.D. President, Becker College Barry M. Maloney President, Worcester state University

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