Ben Nelson is the founder of Minerva Project, the higher education venture behind Minerva University, known for rebuilding the university model around teaching students how to think rather than transmitting facts. He is one of the most cited voices in the global conversation on reinventing higher education.
Career History
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Minerva Project
- Earlier senior leadership in consumer internet businesses
What Ben Nelson brings to the higher education debate: a founder's record of building an accredited university from first principles, and a curriculum philosophy centered on critical thinking and the transfer of judgment rather than content delivery.
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