Michele Spires
Michele Spires is the assistant vice president of Learning Evaluations for One Dupont Ventures at the American Council on Education.
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Seize the Moment: Innovation Isn’t the Problem. Alignment Is.
ACE’s Michele Spires explains why many promising higher education innovations stall—not because they don’t work, but because they rarely connect across institutions, employers, and learners.
Mobility Isn’t a Choice: How Higher Education Can Better Serve Military Learners
Military learners don’t get to choose when or where they move—but they still show up in college classrooms ready to succeed. Abby Kinch and Michele Spires explore how institutions can support their path forward.
Why Higher Education Is Still Our Country’s Greatest Defense
Given all the changes in the past century, how can the higher education community leverage its strengths to do an even better job of contributing to national security? Michele Spires discusses how workforce development transcends mere job training—and why it’s so crucial now.