New Approaches Universities Are (and Should Be!) Taking to Prepare Today’s Students for Tomorrow
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted “life as we know it” in Maryland in countless ways -- including the labor market, where many people suddenly found themselves facing temporary or permanent unemployment, while others rapidly adjusted to working from home or elsewhere as offices closed. Many workers were deemed “essential” and continued to work -- in hospitals, grocery stores, on garbage trucks, and in warehouses – while other, previously indispensable positions, like waiters and bartenders, flight attendants and travel agents, became irrelevant. As we begin to recover from the pandemic, a number of questions are emerging: What will the economy look like? Whose jobs will remain essential and whose will disappear completely? And how will the new workforce take shape? This panel discussion, featuring representatives from several local universities, will assess aspects of the postpandemic economy and its lasting impact on the mix of occupations, the workforce skills required, and the role that higher education plays in shaping the potential for economic recovery.
SPEAKERS:
Afra Ahmed Hersi
Professor of Education and Chair of the Teacher Education Department
Loyola University Maryland
Dr. Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MSL, MPA
Interim Provost, Executive Vice President, and Dean of the Graduate School
Murray M. Dalziel, PhD
12th Dean of the University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business
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