ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½β€™s successful online and blended-learning programs will be the nationwide focus of an upcoming Tavis Smiley Show on PBS.

An interview with Thomas Cavanagh, ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½’s associate vice president of distributed learning, was taped Monday in Los Angeles and is scheduled for broadcast at midnight Thursday on WΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ TV.

Cavanagh discussed how ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ has leveraged the program to improve student access and success. The interview is the final installment in Smiley’s season-long emphasis on national higher education success stories.Β 

“I appreciated the invitation to share the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ model with a wider audience,” Cavanagh said. “It was a fun conversation about an important topic.”

For those unable to catch the broadcast, the interview will be repeated at noon Monday on WΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½β€™s 24.3 world channel and will be available online on the Tavis Smiley Show . Β