Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½â€™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, Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½’s associate vice president of distributed learning, was taped Monday in Los Angeles and is scheduled for broadcast at midnight Thursday on WÂé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ TV.

Cavanagh discussed how Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ 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. 

“I appreciated the invitation to share the Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ 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 WÂé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½â€™s 24.3 world channel and will be available online on the Tavis Smiley Show . Â