“Rosemary Hipkins does not promise simple or easy answers; rather, she offers something far more valuable: a way of thinking ...

This stifles curiosity and, when we move beyond the framework of formal education, our learning understandably becomes less purposeful. We relax into our comfort zone, resisting change and uncertainty ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lifelong learning — the concept that learning begins at birth and continues through the lifespan — is so important that UNESCO, a United Nations organization, has a goal to “ensure ...

The Learn4Life charter school network has been paid hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars a year to provide independent-study education, where students learn primarily on their own, for thousands ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share insights from the intersection of education and industry. One of the most commonly used phrases in college and university ...

As educators we're increasingly aware that our students will need to extend their education far beyond graduation. Many will broaden and update their professional interests; some may switch fields ...

The education activist recently published a memoir about growing into adulthood after being shot by the Taliban as a child.

Keeping our minds and bodies engaged is one of the most effective strategies for promoting well-being as we age. A holistic view of aging considers cognitive, physical, emotional and existential ...

Advanced age always carries a risk of isolation. And pandemic restrictions only made that more of a concern. But hundreds of “lifelong learners” have found a social lifeline through a local ...

Whether it’s picking up the steps of a new line dance or learning to order dinner and buy movie tickets in Italian, lifelong learning for seniors can lead to cognitive, emotional, physical and social ...

As students filed out of the last Media and Politics lecture of the fall semester, one gray-haired student moved against the ...

Over the past few weeks, I have seen a lot of LinkedIn posts about advisors who have passed their CFP exam. Congratulations to you all! Celebrate your accomplishment and then plan your next ...