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Talking Diversity At Net Impact

Video: Meg Evans of Udemy Talks Diversity at Net Impact '14

By Nick Aster
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"We have a global audience of students, and so for us diversity in the workplace is important so that we can reflect the diversity of our customer base," Meg Evans, manager of social innovation for Udemy, said at the 2014 Net Impact conference.

"We want to be able to make sure to understand both our customers of students and customers of instructors."

Udemy, an online marketplace for teaching and learning, hosts more than 4 million students from all over the world. Education is a key component of the diversity conversation, and disruptive, skills-based education platforms like Udemy provide intriguing prospects outside of traditional two- and four-year colleges.

The company offers over 20,000 courses in 53 languages, with more than 10 million course enrollments in its young history. Udemy's base of 10,000 instructors is also global, Evans continued, so making diversity a priority is a natural fit for the company.

As part of our Talking Diversity video series, Evans goes on to explain how maintaining a diverse workforce has helped Udemy grow into a leader in skills-based education.

Meg Evans is the Manager of Social Innovation at Udemy, a global online marketplace for teaching and learning. In this role, she is working to democratize education by coordinating Udemy’s efforts to help non-profits and global NGOs make an impact in their communities with grants to create courses, as well as discounts and donations on existing workforce-relevant courses. Previously she worked with the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation where she wrote on blended learning as a necessary strategy for reform and policy challenges surrounding innovation. Meg holds a B.A. from Yale University.

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Nick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit. Prior to launching 3p, Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years, and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging. Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.

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