Higher Education Why Engagement Should Matter More Than Location
The COVID-19 pandemic is a circuit breaker shining a harsh light on the challenges facing higher education. It raises questions about the importance of access, cost, and digital infrastructure relative to the role of massive campuses, facilities, dorms, and thousands of support staff built up over the last 50 years. We believe the challenges come from location-centric thinking that is pervasive in higher education: Universities expect students to come to campus rather than go to where they need the education....