Pathways to Careers with Purpose

From Education Now: Actionable Insights from the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Last week, I joined Peter Blair, assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and co-director of The Project on Workforce, and Clayton Spencer, president emerita of Bates College, for a discussion on careers with purpose. Our host was Francesca Purcell, senior lecturer on education at HGSE.

The motivation for the event was to address recent research, which has shown that many young people are struggling to find purpose or meaning in their lives and work. The topic certainly resonated with a lot of people; we had nearly 900 people join us live for this webinar!

For those of you who may have missed the event, here’s the recording. It’s a swift 30 mins:

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Dr. Michelle R. Weise is the author of Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don’t Even Exist Yet and leads Rise and Design, which works with businesses and higher education institutions to turn research into action. Subscribe to Skilling Me Softly to stay connected.