From the renowned futurist, a look at how current trends will
transform American higher education over the next twenty years.
2020 Most Significant Futures Work Award Winner, Association of
Professional Futurists The outlook for the future of colleges and
universities is uncertain. Financial stresses, changing student
populations, and rapidly developing technologies all pose
significant challenges to the nation's colleges and universities.
In Academia Next, futurist and higher education expert Bryan
Alexander addresses these evolving trends to better understand
higher education's next generation. Alexander first examines
current economic, demographic, political, international, and policy
developments as they relate to higher education. He also explores
internal transformations within postsecondary institutions,
including those related to enrollment, access, academic labor,
alternative certification, sexual assault, and the changing
library, paying particularly close attention to technological
changes. Alexander then looks beyond these trends to offer a series
of distinct scenarios and practical responses for institutions to
consider when combating shrinking enrollments, reduced public
support, and the proliferation of technological options. Arguing
that the forces he highlights are not speculative but are already
in play, Alexander draws on a rich, extensive, and socially engaged
body of research to best determine their likeliest outcomes. It is
only by taking these trends seriously, he writes, that colleges and
universities can improve their chances of survival and growth. An
unusually multifaceted approach to American higher education that
views institutions as complex organisms, Academia Next offers a
fresh perspective on the emerging colleges and universities of
today and tomorrow.
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