01.04.06
The Future of Higher Education
I have just finished reading several reports and speeches by some of the movers and shakers in higher education. These people operate at the policy and strategic planning level and are concerned with the current model of higher education and its longevity if some important reforms are not introduced.
In the first artcile, Geri H. Malandra, of the University of Texas System, discusses accountability in higher education.
In the second article, Charles Miller, Chairman of The Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education, talks more globally about the current paradigm and how drastic changes must be made in order for our system to keep pace with competetive forces.
Probably the best of the three is the article entitled Four Questions on the Labor Economics of Higher Education, by Daniel S. Hamermesh, an economist at the University of Texas at Austin. In this paper, he addresses the issue of the actual value to the economy of a college education. It is a very thought-provoking report.
All three articles are well worth your time if you are interested in strategic viewpoints, particularly those of current policymakers.
