Education Design Lab Launches Designers in Residence Program to Strengthen the Role of Colleges and Universities as Regional Catalysts The Lab's new Designers in Residence program will select a cohort of leaders forging alignment initiatives and closing racial and economic opportunity gaps News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Design Lab, a national nonprofit and leader in the design, implementation, and scaling of new learning models for higher education and the future of work, today announced the launch of a new national program that will lead a design team of leaders from colleges and universities in co-creating the future role of colleges in their communities.