Ep44 “The Future of Higher Education Part 1” with Carmen Twillie Ambar and Kimberly Wright Cassidy

Should universities be primarily research and teaching institutions or should they have broader social responsibilities to today’s youth? How are institutions navigating the delicate dance of institutional neutrality among very hot-button and controversial issues? In this episode, hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen welcome Carmen Twillie Ambar, President of Oberlin College, and Kimberly Wright Cassidy, President of Bryn Mawr College, to discuss the shape, motivations, and responsibilities of Higher Education today and also going forward.

[pedroholder]

Am I hearing diversity, especially if you are bringing eclectic knowledge to the table.I think it would bring an interesting mix to have persons not having that academic qualification or 4.0, but can share their perspective/ narrative..How often we hear about the need to work collectively and collaboratively or the need to be open minded...

[Policies]

Neutrality lost in many democracies.the flow of excellent academic students shift to non western countries like singapore, south korea, qatar, UAE, russia, finland, norway, ireland.stance taking related with issues, narratives can create larger impacts.democratization of technology make people more discussed in topics beyond the academic circles.civil society changing into think tank and policy makers in this time.multipolarity is discussed by normal people now

[AtandraBhar]

According to the discussion, US higher education focuses on equal opportunity n equal outcome. Equal opportunity must be ensured but equal GPA must not be imposed bcos every student is not equal n not come from same social condition. Equal outcome is not possible bcos every student does not have equal intelligence but if any college wants equal outcome, then there must be unequal support to each student. I don't know whether there is any reservation policy in US higher education system but in India, there is reservation for underprivileged student caste wise. Many students in India now want reservation only by poor financial background. So, in India equal opportunity for students is not there but equal GPA limit is required for all students for admission in higher education in India. Thank you.