Faculty Member 

Angie Kamath, Dean at NYU School of Professional Studies

Cost

Members: $459.00

Non-Members: $599.00

Description: 

This course offers a pragmatic approach to the strategic development and implementation of online and professional continuing education initiatives aimed at expanding access and opportunity across communities. It will explore how institutions can address the educational needs of historically underserved populations through thoughtful program design, stakeholder collaboration, and targeted outreach. Taking both comparative and national perspectives, the course investigates how higher education can bridge workforce gaps through career exploration, upskilling, apprenticeship models, and credential pathways.

Participants will examine the influential role of professional and online education units in advancing initiatives that support both community impact and institutional sustainability. Through peer exchange and collaborative exploration, students will gain insights into effective practices in program planning, audience engagement, and partner development.

Topics Covered

• Determining key priorities and metrics to align equity and inclusion goals of the academic institution with online and professional continuing education strategy
• Maximizing community and stakeholder engagement in planning and identifying opportunities
• Developing research strategies on target market and potential student demographics
• Balancing revenue pressures with mission
• Communicating successes thoughtfully and inclusively 

 Learning Objectives

• Assess social/community perspectives important and unique to learners’ institutions  
• Assess, develop, and build programs responsive to underrepresented groups and their education/training needs
• Develop plans for student outreach and educational experiences sensitive to costs, scheduling flexibility, and accessibility
• Identify implementation strategies for online and professional continuing education units for managing a diverse classroom, student orientation and advising, communications, fundraising, and partnerships.

Who should take this course? 

This course is designed for early-to-mid career higher education administrators, particularly those in online and professional continuing education units who seek a deeper understanding of the responsibilities and opportunities involved in expanding and diversifying programs to better serve learners of all ages. 

Format and Schedule

This is a five-week course consisting of approximately five hours of weekly coursework made up of readings, asynchronous activities, and a weekly one hour live class meeting via Zoom. The schedule for these meetings will be shared soon.