Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education

by Bryan Alexander Narrated by William Sarris

Overview

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 developments within postsecondary schooling, including those related to enrollment, access, academic labor, 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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

An excellent resource for understanding trends in higher eduction and thinking about future scenarios related to these.
—michaelpaulus.org

Academia Next provides a wealth of resources about current challenges and opportunities, highlights two methods (trend analysis and scenario development) that can be used to prepare colleges and universities for the future, and identifies possible challenges and opportunities they might face in the future.
—Higher Ed Connects

Those who worry about the future of higher ed—and who among us is without worry?—would do well to put Academia Next on their reading list. The book provides academic readers with a set of tools from which to construct a set of scenarios, underpinned by trends, about the future of our schools and of our ecosystem. The book is certain to catalyze an informed and energetic conversation about the future of higher ed.
—Inside Higher Ed

Academia Next helps us know how we can intervene in the emerging nature of higher education.
—Association of Professional Futurists

Every day, I am involved in a discussion about one or more issues affecting higher education. Academia Next does a great job of capturing many of those discussions into one book. If you are an administrator in higher education, I would encourage you to read this well-researched book.
—tubarksblog.com

Higher Ed Connects

Academia Next provides a wealth of resources about current challenges and opportunities, highlights two methods (trend analysis and scenario development) that can be used to prepare colleges and universities for the future, and identifies possible challenges and opportunities they might face in the future.

michaelpaulus.org

An excellent resource for understanding trends in higher eduction and thinking about future scenarios related to these.

Inside Higher Ed

Those who worry about the future of higher ed—and who among us is without worry?—would do well to put Academia Next on their reading list. The book provides academic readers with a set of tools from which to construct a set of scenarios, underpinned by trends, about the future of our schools and of our ecosystem. The book is certain to catalyze an informed and energetic conversation about the future of higher ed.

tubarksblog.com

Every day, I am involved in a discussion about one or more issues affecting higher education. Academia Next does a great job of capturing many of those discussions into one book. If you are an administrator in higher education, I would encourage you to read this well-researched book.

Association of Professional Futurists

Academia Next helps us know how we can intervene in the emerging nature of higher education.

Higher Ed Connects - Chris Mayer

"Academia Next provides a wealth of resources about current challenges and opportunities, highlights two methods (trend analysis and scenario development) that can be used to prepare colleges and universities for the future, and identifies possible challenges and opportunities they might face in the future."

Michael J. Paulus

"Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education is an excellent resource for understanding trends in higher eduction and thinking about future scenarios related to these."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177318202
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	06/15/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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