Episode 22 (Feb 2023) Higher Education: For Better, Not Worse!
Beth Patin, Dave Lankes, & Mike Eisenberg
Description
In our last episode, #21 – January 2023, we articulated our concerns about what’s going on in higher education. We lamented the striving for status and money instead of access and affordability for students. We also felt that there’s an over-emphasis among students and families on jobs and financial benefits rather than learning and gaining a well-rounded education. We ended the episode by promising to follow-up in this episode focusing on solutions, no matter how far out there they might be. Join us as we talk about aspirations and approaches for higher education in order to expand access and opportunities so that students can gain knowledge, skills, and perspectives relevant to life today and in the future.
References & Resources
Wazzup?
AAAS and Science (2023)”Announcing the annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest,” https://www.science.org/content/page/announcing-annual-dance-your-ph-d-contest
American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program, Cornell Univ (August 21, 2018 ). “Dancing, Witnessing, Gifting, and Writing: a Potlach-based Indigenous Research Methodology,” https://www.cornell.edu/video/miquel-dangeli-potlach-based-indigenous-research-methodology
All Things Considered (July 15, 2017). “After Rapping His Dissertation, A.D. Carson Is UVa’s New Hip-Hop Professor.” National Public Radio, https://www.npr.org/2017/07/15/537274235/after-rapping-his-dissertation-a-d-carson-is-uvas-new-hip-hop-professor
Main Topic
Bouchrika, Imed (Sep 26, 2022). “ European Countries With Free College in 2023: Key Factors to Consider,” Research.com, https://research.com/universities-colleges/european-countries-with-free-college
Davis, Leslie and Fry, Richard (JULY 31, 2019). “College faculty have become more racially and ethnically diverse, but remain far less so than students,” Pew Research Center, https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/31/us-college-faculty-student-diversity/
Wingfield, Adia Harvey (July 01, 2020). “We Built a Diverse Academic Department in 5 Years. Here’s How,” Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2020/07/we-built-a-diverse-academic-department-in-5-years-heres-how
Coursera https://www.coursera.org
Edison College https://www.tesu.edu
SUNY Empire https://www.esc.edu
Jesuits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuits
Awesome Library Thingy
Peet, Lisa (Jan 03, 2023). “Unbanning Books: LJ’s 2023 Librarians of the Year.” Library Journal,
Noah Lenstra (2023) https://www.noahlenstra.com
Round Rock, Texas (January 18, 2023) Round Rock Public Library Opening https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/public-invited-to-round-rock-public-library-grand-opening/
Arango, Tim (Dec. 11, 2022). “What’s More Important for This Town: A Library or a Police Station?” New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/11/us/mcfarland-calif-library-police-station.html
Filed under: Dr. Beth Patin, Dr. Dave Lankes, Dr. Mike Eisenberg, Season 3