Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education
- ISBN-10
- 1948238403
- ISBN-13
- 9781948238403
- Series
- Commencement
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-11-24
- Authors
- Kate Colbert, Joe Sallustio
Description
The Pursuit of Higher Education is a Time-Honored Tradition ... But Traditions ChangeColleges and universities that provide millions of degree and non-degree credentials each year are a vital backbone of communities and economies. These institutions elevate the critical-thinking capacities of students and learners, and they provide crucial job skills and life skills to emerging workforces.But the skills we need, the ways in which we collaborate, and the very jobs available to graduates are changing. It's time for higher education to start anew.In a book born from interviews with 100+ college and university presidents, Kate Colbert and Joe Sallustio, EdD, welcome you into a conversation like no other, inviting higher-education professionals and others to collectively change higher education forever.If you work in or around higher education, this book was written for you -- for your aspirations, fears, curiosities, vision, and for your commitment to educate, inspire, and serve the myriad learners who look to you and your institutions to light the way. With special sections for students and parents as well!Through the eyes of 100+ college and university presidents, learn how to: - Embrace a new leadership skill set to change your college and your career -See your mission through a modern lens that creates new opportunities - Innovate, create, re-imagine, and evolve beyond the status quo - Adopt a mindset about the purpose and value of higher education that makes the unimaginable suddenly possible - Have impact far beyond your campus or your local community - Create relationships, partnerships, and conversations that break down the walls, silos, rules, and bureaucracies that have held us back - Survive the looming "admissions cliff" - Use your pandemic lessons to create competitive advantage - Put students first in all that you doCommencement: The Beginning of a New Era in Higher Education is a thoughtful and practical review of academia today, presented through the words and experiences of 100+ college and university presidents. From online learning to affordability and access, from diversity and inclusion to leadership styles, no major theme goes unexplored.
