What If the Goal of Higher Education Was to Make World Changers?

By Cathy Davidson. I'm going to give a talk tonight (March 11) at the famous Rhode Island School of Design on "Learning to Learn:  Why Education Needs a Paradigm Shift."  It is at 7 pm in Metcalf Auditorium if you are around.
I want to frame my talk around one question:  "What if we thought ofhigher education as preparation to be a world changer, in any sphere you choose, in whatever profession you aspire to?   What if we thought of higher education as the way to help prepare you for the best, most productive, most satisfying, most constructive contribution you could make to helping the world be a better place?  What if we set the bar that high? More...