How do you feel about higher education?

[Mick1]

In 2012, Pew Research found that 26% of Americans believed that colleges and universities were negatively affecting the United States. Last year, Pew reported that it had increased to 45%.

 

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[Genuine Realist]

https://genuinerealist.substack.com/p/welcome-to-universal-university

One of my excursions in thinking outside the box.

I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness - yeah, and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

[Beeg_Dawg]

[quote quote=9963]https://genuinerealist.substack.com/p/welcome-to-universal-university One of my excursions in thinking outside the box.[/quote]

I don’t think it is that far fetched.  With a growing number of online courses and degrees, this could be a reasonable alternative to traditional college education.

[Mick1]

Great post, GR.

In 2012, I attended a two-week executive education session at Northwestern. One of the professors was Mohan Sahwney…technologists will recognize him.

He spent 45 minutes describing your idea, and said, in short, whichever of the Top 20 universities figures this out will have the lead for the next century.

He also said he thought there was better than an even chance that it wouldn’t happen in our lifetimes, basically because top research universities had so much wrapped up in their brand, specifically with respect to exclusivity, it was unlikely that they would be able to get over themselves to the point that they would drive this change.

However, now that American demographics are nosing over…perhaps now is the time for this brand extension. I think the universities are leery of the challenges facing retailers as they reach for consumers who are less well-heeled. Their concern is that if they sell cheaper trinkets, they won’t be able to command the big margins with the wealthy.

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