Next Chapter Matters – Two More Universities Launch Midlife Programs

For Every Budget

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This is the second in a 3-part series on the spread of university-based Midlife Transition programs.

Part 1 - Old School - an overview of the growing number of programs now on offer globally
Part 3 - Midlife Programs Move to Europe at U. of Oxford, Cambridge. and St Gallen, coming next week

Whether you are retiring with millions in the bank or stuck at midlife desperately dreaming of a career pivot, there may soon be a university program for you. The latest offerings coming to the market are a testament to the diversity that is likely to develop as educational institutions start to respond to ageing societies and the future of work.

The idea that you get all the education you need up front in a four-year bundle at 18, should fast fade as careers lengthen towards the six-decade mark and retirement ages drift ever upward. There are a growing number of programs on offer, and the two launching last year in the US were the University of Chicago and the University of Colorado Denver. (I’ll be looking at programs launching in Europe next).