Future of Higher Education

Gary A. Olson is a noted scholar of rhetoric and cultural studies and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Idaho State University. He is author or editor (often in collaboration with others) of over twenty books and nearly a hundred scholarly articles and chapters. He writes a monthly column on academic administration for the Chronicle of Higher Education. John W. Presley, Professor of Education at Illinois State University, has been Provost and Dean at various private and public universities. He has been involved in the strategic planning of several university systems. He has published widely on a range of higher education issues.

• Introduction; Part One New Aims: Rethinking Higher Education’s Objectives; Chapter 1 A Tale of Two Rankings: Reengineering Higher Education, Reed Dasenbrock; Chapter 2 The Multifurcation of American Higher Education, James V. Koch; Chapter 3 The Future of the University is Change, Rollin C. Richmond; Chapter 4 Accelerating the Third (Democratic, Civic) Revolution in American Higher Education, Lee Benson, Ira Harkavy, John Puckett; Part Two New Assumptions: Reexamining the Philosophical Underpinnings of Higher Education; Chapter 5 Higher Education and the Promise of Democracy, Henry A. Giroux; Chapter 6 Changing Constituencies of Higher Education: Implications for Visibility, Politics, and Governance, Neil J. Smelser; Chapter 7 The University, With Conditions, J. Hillis Miller; Chapter 8 The Literacy That Counts: The Central Role of Quantitative Literacy in Tomorrow’s Curriculum, John A. Dossey; Chapter 9 Literacy in the University of 2025: Still A Great Thing, Sheila Stearns; Part Three New Responses: Addressing the Changing Context of Higher Education; Chapter 10 The University of the Future: From Schools of Thought to Spectrums of Thought, Judy Genshaft, Stephen Klasko, Michael Hoad; Chapter 11 A Critical Leadership Moment in Higher Education: The Focus on Learning Outcomes, George L. Mehaffy; Chapter 12 Technology in Higher Education: Planning for the Year 2028, Warren Arbogast; Chapter 13 Preserving the Future: “Green” Campuses and the Politics of Change, Gretchen M. Bataille; Chapter 14 Higher Education Counts: Data for Decision Support, Randy L. Swing; Part Four New Students: Rethinking Access to Higher Education; Chapter 15 Expanding Access for America’s Future, Freeman A. HrabowskiIII; Chapter 16 Opening Doors: Rethinking Traditional Higher Education Structures to Increase Accessibility, Michael Rao; Chapter 17 The Future of Higher Education, Roseann O’Reilly Runte; Chapter 18 The Future of Academe: Serving Our Underserved Students, Charles B. Reed; Part Five New Leaders: Preparing the University Presidents of the Future; Chapter 19 The Evolving College Presidency, Rita Bornstein; Chapter 20 The Future of Higher Education: Getting on Top of Things, James L. Fisher; Chapter 21 Higher Education Leaders of the Future: Emerging Issues and Responsibilities, Jean A. Dowdall; Chapter 22 Building a Cohesive Network for America’s Future: The Perspective of a P-20 Leader, Sally Clausen;