Videos

"We must have been crazy:" Kathy Zandona, Greater Louisville Inc.

The Civic Commons Tuesday, April 30, 2013

We interview Kathy Zandona, Vice President for Education for Greater Louisville, Inc., about the city's audacious plan for improving educational attainment.read on…

Louisville, KY

Blair Forlaw, VP of Regional Talent Strategy in St. Louis

The Civic Commons Monday, February 25, 2013

To make the top 10 list of college-achieving cities in the U.S., St. Louis will need to add 6300 degrees per year through 2025. Here's how they plan to do it. (Hint: lots of data.)read on…

St. Louis, MO

Ann Womer Benjamin of NOCHE talks to Civic Commons

The Civic Commons Monday, December 17, 2012

Ann Womer Benjamin of the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education talks collective impact and regionalism with Emily Cole of The Civic Commons.read on…

Akron, OH, Youngstown, OH, Cleveland, OH

Merisotis: Our economic, social future depends on college success

GenConnect Monday, November 19, 2012

Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation, on why post-secondary education has a drastic impact on our ability to produce globally responsible citizens.read on…

Jolea Bryant, My Degree Counts, talks to Civic Commons

The Civic Commons Monday, October 22, 2012

Jolea Bryant of My Degree Counts talks about positive momentum in Houston with Emily Cole of The Civic Commons.read on…

Houston, TX

The next evolution of college progress and college completion

Talent Dividend Network Monday, September 24, 2012

Suzanne Walsh of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation talks about equity, access, the role of data, and the next level of thinking about college completion in a meaty 10-minute interview. read on…

Why Lumina supports the Talent Dividend

Talent Dividend Network Monday, August 20, 2012

Lumina Foundation aims for 60% of Americans to hold high-quality degrees by 2025. Program Officer Christine Marson explains how supporting the Talent Dividend complements those efforts.read on…

What's talent worth to your city?

CEOs for Cities Monday, July 23, 2012

A 1% point increase in the college attainment rate could make a $124 billion impact on the U.S. economy. Find out more in this video from CEOs for Cities.read on…

Video: Lee Fisher, Mayor of Houston Annise Parker discuss the Talent Dividend

Talent Dividend Network Monday, July 23, 2012

"I want this for my city, because it makes a difference. But we need to do this for our country," says Mayor Annise Parker in this video from the National Talent Dividend Network Meeting, held in Houston April 2- 3, 2012. Lee Fisher, president and CEO of CEOs for Cities, guides the conversation. read on…

Houston, TX