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View of the future: In Indiana, keeping good jobs means keeping ahead of the curve for educators, employers – and workers

Could Indiana’s greatest economic strengths be its greatest weakness? It turns out that the sectors where Indiana is strongest are those most vulnerable to automation.

Jamie MerisotisOct. 12, 2020

Why return to the ‘old normal’? Let’s come back stronger—together

Many of us haven’t been to the office, eaten in a restaurant, attended a play, concert, or sporting event, or perhaps even shopped in person since the COVID-19 crisis fully emerged in March. While we yearn to go back to normal, we should use this disruptive slowdown to burnish our civic square.

Jamie Merisotis Oct. 10, 2020

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No need to fear the robots if you’re primed for ‘human work’

For years, we’ve heard dire warnings that technology poses a threat to millions of workers’ jobs. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen that technology can enable human work, the work of the future.

Jamie Merisotis Oct. 7, 2020

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College Admissions (And What’s a ‘Good College,’ Anyway?)

Dakota PawlickiAug. 18, 2020

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Chauncy Lennon

Chauncy Lennon, Ph.D., is the New York-based vice president of learning and work at Lumina Foundation. When he joined the foundation in 2018, he brought corporate philanthropy and workforce experience to Lumina, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all.