THE podcast: Ben Nelson interview

November 6, 2013

Ben Nelson is founder and chief executive officer of the Minerva Project, which is aiming to offer students an “Ivy League” education using online lectures, and with no campus.

In this interview podcast, he discusses the ambitious project with reporter Chris Parr

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