# How Higher Education Is Approaching Skill Acquisition

Published 2021-09-02 · Updated 2026-06-09 · Education Technology on MarketScale
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> Learning is an exact science and companies have spent millions figuring out the best methods of engaging students mentally and emotionally. But has higher education incorporated all the industry’s findings into their curriculum or have they gotten set in their ways? We spoke to the President of Hartwell University, Matthew Flippen, to gather his thoughts…

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Learning is an exact science and companies have spent millions figuring out the best methods of engaging students mentally and emotionally.

But has higher education incorporated all the industry’s findings into their curriculum or have they gotten set in their ways?

We spoke to the President of [Hartwell University](https://hartwell-education.org/), [Matthew Flippen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-flippen-9b831a180/), to gather his thoughts on the process of knowledge andskill acquisition used by most higher education institutions.

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