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Degrees of Change

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by California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy

11 episodes
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<p>A podcast from California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy that explores how smart higher education and workforce policies can help Californians learn, contribute, and thrive. Through candid conversations with thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners, this podcast brings bold ideas and practical solutions to address some of the state’s most pressing challenges.<br><br></p>

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7/21/2025

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Episode thumbnail for AI and the Future of Learning with Isabelle Hau

July 14, 2026

AI and the Future of Learning with Isabelle Hau

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we work, learn, and connect. But what should that mean for higher education? In this episode of Degrees of Change, California Competes CEO Su Jin Jez sits down with sits down with one of education’s leading thinkers on AI, Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, to explore how AI could transform learning and why the most important questions may have less to do with technology and more to do with human developm...

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May 28, 2026

Innovation in Higher Education with Maria Anguiano

California’s higher education system has served millions of students. But it was built as a rigid, one-time credential system that does not meet the needs of all learners. In this episode, California Competes CEO Dr. Su Jin Jez speaks with College Futures Foundation’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence Maria Anguiano about how to redesign higher education to be more flexible, more equitable, and more responsive to how people actually learn. Drawing on her experience leading large-scale efforts at Ariz...

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April 23, 2026

The Basic Needs Movement in Higher Education with Dr. Rashida Crutchfield

When students can't meet their basic needs, academic success becomes exponentially harder. That reality shapes whether they enroll, persist, or graduate. For our third episode, California Competes CEO Su Jin Jez speaks with Dr. Rashida Crutchfield, a leading researcher and advocate whose work has helped spark a basic needs movement in higher education. They dig into what the evidence demands of institutions, policymakers, and communities, and what it will actually take to meet students where ...

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What is Degrees of Change?
<p>A podcast from California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy that explores how smart higher education and workforce policies can help Californians learn, contribute, and thrive. Through candid conversations with thought leaders, policymakers, and practitioners, this podcast brings bold ideas and practical solutions to address some of the state’s most pressing challenges.<br><br></p>
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