The Great Upheaval
Book description
How will America's colleges and universities adapt to remarkable technological, economic, and demographic change?
The United States is in the midst of a profound transformation the likes of which hasn't been seen since the Industrial Revolution, when America's classical colleges adapted to meet the needs of an emerging industrial economy.…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Great Upheaval as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is nonfiction and takes a hard look at the state and the future of higher education. As someone who is still holding on to a professorship, I’m very aware of the strains and difficulties of higher education. I think these authors hit on some really good points.
They land on an idea of higher education that doesn’t necessarily involve the current university system at all. And that sounds great to me.
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