WGU Academy recently implemented a proactive, AI-powered guide designed to help students build and maintain momentum — not just when they ask for help, but when they’re most likely to get stuck.

As industries face a growing skills gap and a retiring workforce, the relationship between higher education and employers is more critical than ever.

This week, Western Governors University awarded its 500,000th degree. But this milestone is about far more than a number. It represents hundreds of thousands of personal transformations and millions of ripple effects that extend well beyond a single graduate.

Work-based learning is the way of the future to connect stranded talent in communities across America to jobs that need to be filled. Apprenticeships can support many industries, and a look into our nation’s K-12 education system provides just one sector where these new learning models can advance our communities.

When faculty reach out to students who show signs of struggle, they are more likely to complete their coursework.

Across the country, WGU has partnered with employers to offer their employees access to education pathways and scholarships that can lead to better productivity, retention and career growth.