Education
I spoke last week with Josh Wyner, who directs the college excellence program at the Aspen Institute, about the work they're doing to improve student outcomes in community colleges across the country. He’s interested in the factors that truly drive excellence in an institution and he’s discovered the crucial role leadership plays in effecting high-quality, lasting change. Joshua Wyner is founder and Executive Director of the College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute, where he also serves as a Vice President. Josh has spent the past two decades investigating organizations aimed at improving and equalizing educational outcomes. He has authored numerous publications about education, including a book, What Excellent Community Colleges Do: Preparing All Students for Success (Harvard Education Press, 2014). He has a B.A. from Vassar College, a MPA from Syracuse University, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. Resources mentioned on today's episode: David Copperfield, Charles Dickens This Boy’s Life, Tobias Wolff The Round House: A Novel, Louise Erdrich