The future of higher education

Posted in Education, Public Policy on July 4th, 2010 by Randy Proto

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What is the future of higher education? I have been doing a lot of thinking about this and reading as well.

Two very good books I read this past week are DIY U, by Anya Kamenetz and The Great Brain Race, by Ben Wildavsky. I would highly recommend both.

Both books cover the higher education landscape in different but complementary ways and discuss existing and novel approaches likely to be a part of the evolution of higher education, in the U.S. and globally.

I think both of these books are on target in including a stated (or implied) meaningful contribution to higher education by for-profit educational institutions.  And in their statements about some of the concerns that exist regarding the participation of and growth of the for-profit sector.

Ms. Kamenetz also wrote on Huffington Post a balanced view of some of the recent commentary about for-profit institutions.

If you are interested in where higher education is going, or should be going, take the time to read these two books ….

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