When Industries Change: Scenarios for Higher Education
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Introduction “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” While this famous quote from the opening of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities may seem overwrought when applied to the state of higher education today, there is a disquieting sense among educators that it might not be far from the truth. The late 1990s certainly are good times, particularly when compared to the bleak days of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Enrollments are rising as the first echo of the baby boom reaches college. The stock market is at an all time high, boosting the value of endowments and increasing alumni donations. Research continues to advance our stock of knowledge at an exponential rate. Yet beneath the veneer of successful normality, forces are at work that have the potential to revolutionize higher education.
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