For Michael Huseby, CEO and Chairman of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.(BNED), navigating a $1.5B operation through the most dramatic upheavals in the history of higher education was a difficult, but ultimately fulfilling, challenge. In this episode, Michael provides a state-of-play for the university systems rocked by the past two years and offers up some steadying and hopeful guidance when it comes to the future. The company's latest research report, COLLEGE 2030™: Transforming the Student Experience. features insights from college students, faculty members and campus administrators, and provides a comprehensive view of the current state of higher education and an exclusive outlook on the decade ahead. “The pandemic did not change the path for higher education, but it did change the speed at which we’re traveling on that path,” said Michael P. Huseby, CEO and Chairman, BNED. “Within the next 10 years, we will see a transformation of the student experience – from admissions through graduation – that will ultimately create a better, more inclusive and smarter world.”