Upskill Yourself: The Future of Work Starts Now

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This UHD President’s Lecture comes as a timely look at career transformation, reskilling, and building a dynamic Houston workforce. Three expert panelists will explore strategies to expand economic mobility, ensure equitable access to high-demand career pathways, and support lifelong learning as an essential part of career resilience:

• Juliet Stipeche, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board and Director of Human Services at the Houston-Galveston Area Council

• Dr. Flávio Cunha, Ervin K. Zingler Chair of Economics at Rice University and Director of the Center for Economic Mobility at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research

• Jacquie Young-Hall, Workforce Development Program Manager at Port Houston.

UHD’s own College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Wendy Burns-Ardolino, Ph.D., will serve as moderator for this conversation that will uncover how the arenas of education, policy, and industry can work together to close opportunity gaps and prepare Houstonians—and especially students—for success in a rapidly evolving job market.