The modern university must reinvent itself to survive
Posted in Governance and administration on March 31st, 2011 by steve
“… What greater good would be lost if universities closed tomorrow? If higher education is emptied out of its public purposes we can no longer justify its survival.Today’s higher education institutions need a larger purpose that underpins their existence, a purpose that is more than a marketing slogan. The 21st century university needs to redefine itself as a creator, protector and purveyor of public goods …” (more)
[Simon Marginson, The Conversation, 30 March]
“… It is terrible that even with free fees, large sections of the lower-income majority are kept out. Clearly this needs to be fixed. But Sullivan looks at this problem through the blue-tinted glass of a right-wing, pro-cuts social discourse and says: it’s not working, so let’s scrap free fees. Poorer people aren’t going to college for the simple reason that college is nowhere near free …” (
“This reports considers the question of university governance and suggests that fundamental changes are needed because the balance of interests in our universities is rapidly changing. Students are increasingly taking on the full costs of their education, the state is moving towards being a loan facility rather than a granting body, and the pressures of competition are driving universities to be more entrepreneurial …” (
“For universities facing tight budgets, it can be tempting to look at online education as a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Shifting classes to online and blended formats will save money, some think—or, better yet, bring in more of it. Not so fast, warned e-learning experts from three public universities …” (
