452 - Thematic Session. Hard Times and High Hopes for US Higher Education

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

US higher education is undergoing profound change.  How Americans fund govern, assess, and experience college all are in flux, creating a sense of crisis for many in the academy but also great experimentation in business models, instructional delivery, and educational research.  Some go so far as to promise that the best higher education is yet to come. This panel assembles seasoned scholars, education innovators, and institutional leaders to discuss the fate and future of US higher education today.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Mitchell L. Stevens, Stanford University

Presider

• Mitchell L. Stevens, Stanford University

Panelists

• Elizabeth A. Armstrong, University of Michigan

• Brian Murphy, De Anza College

• Candace Thille, Open Learning Initiative and Stanford University

• Adam Weinberg, Denison University