The Shape of Higher Ed Yet to Come

By Steven Mintz. What might higher education look like a decade from now? Will it be pretty much as it is today? Or will cost pressures, debt burdens, shifting student demographics, and demands for accountability, affordability, and access produce fundamental transformations in how higher education is structured and delivered?
I am a historian, and my hindsight is far sharper than my foresight. But as a thought experiment, let me speculate. Read more...