Bill Bennett : The 411th top performer was a Stanford student . We have dreamed of providing universal , low cost , first - cycle higher education . Bennett : Thanks to Silicon Valley , and to Thrun , we may soon attain that dream . He says Thrun 's Udacity is an inspiring model for the future of education . Bennett : Traditional higher education has much to learn from today 's enterprise .
Bill Bennett : We have dreamed of providing universal , low cost , first - cycle higher education . Bennett : Thanks to Silicon Valley , and to Thrun , we may soon attain that dream . He says Thrun 's Udacity is an inspiring model for the future of education . Bennett : Traditional higher education has much to learn from today 's enterprise .