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The 60-year curriculum: a new way of thinking about higher education. Not as a discrete four years of classroom learning, but stretching over the six decades or so that today’s college students are expected to work over their lifetime.
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The idea that college education is over after four years, or even eight or 12 is so — yesterday.
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The 60-year curriculum: a new way of thinking about higher education. Not as a discrete four years of classroom learning, but stretching over the six decades or so that today’s college students are expected to work over their lifetime.
The following letter was sent to Harvard Extension School degree candidates on Oct. 17, 2019.
The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) at Harvard University is dedicated to bringing rigorous academics and innovative teaching capabilities to those seeking to improve their lives through education. We make Harvard education accessible to lifelong learners from high school to retirement.
Harvard degrees, certificates and courses—online, in the evenings, and at your own pace.
Academic summer opportunities for adult, college and high school students—at Harvard and abroad.
Short, intensive programs to develop skills and strengthen your professional profile.
Peer learning in the liberal arts—a community program for retired and semi-retired professionals.
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