{"podcast":{"title":"Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed","slug":"future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204","podcast_index_feed_id":1134204,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZQ_SFkhE","website_url":"https://www.futureupodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cb4d83e1-3cce-4e6f-81ee-df856ce85f6e/f2f5d573-d04b-469b-ab51-d263da3560ef/3000x3000/futureu.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn","episode_count":232,"summary":"Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what’s next for higher education and talk with the newsmakers you want to hear from most. Find the latest news and insights into the current trends in higher ed on the Future U. Podcast.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204"},"episode":{"title":"Will a Flood of Credentials Threaten the Four-Year Degree?","slug":"will-a-flood-of-credentials-threaten-the-four-year-degree","published_at":"2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/will-a-flood-of-credentials-threaten-the-four-year-degree","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204","url":"https://www.futureupodcast.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/bba6607e-b1b1-46e8-9275-d3a5dac78736/episodes/74519d85-7fb8-4609-8a2d-073ebfb4c48a/audio/d59e31dc-4493-422e-90d5-a86f3e555e3d/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ZQ_SFkhE","summary":"Colleges and other providers have flooded the market with non-degree credentials in the past decade. But a recent analysis shows that only one in three credentials bring meaningful returns for graduates. Jeff and Michael talk with Matt Sigelman, president of the Burning Glass Institute, who is working to provide data to consumers and policymakers about the ROI of non-degree credentials. Given many of the returns of credentials come to those with traditional degrees already, the future of the degree and credentials are inextricably tied together. This episode is supported exclusively by Ascendium Education Group.","meta_description":"Colleges and other providers have flooded the market with non-degree credentials in the past decade. But a recent analysis shows that only one in three cr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2567,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/episodes/will-a-flood-of-credentials-threaten-the-four-year-degree/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/will-a-flood-of-credentials-threaten-the-four-year-degree.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}