World Economic Forum names Susan Hockfield chair of its Forum Academy
The following is adapted from an announcement by the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum has named Susan Hockfield, president emerita of MIT, professor of neuroscience, and member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, as chair of its online learning initiative, Forum Academy. Hockfield will provide strategic guidance to Forum Academy, helping facilitate engagement and collaboration with the world’s top universities. She will guide the development of content, curriculum, and pedagogical framework. “Discovery and innovation are key pillars of my work in academia, and as Forum Academy explores new approaches to lifelong learning, it will draw on the critically important mix of insights from the academy, industry, and government,” Hockfield says. “The World Economic Forum has always provided a platform to gather with like-minded people from different sectors. I am honored to be part of a program that fosters cross-sector, cross-disciplinary exchanges to deliver new approaches for professional development. Meeting...