EXCLUSIVE: The Higher Ed Reckoning – Three HE leading voices on threats to the academy, contraction, and the future of learning

from Reimagining HigherEd · host Studiosity

In a very special episode this week, join three leading HE thought leaders to discuss the existential crisis facing universities today. This high-stakes conversation is hosted by Professor Judyth Sachs (Chief Academic Officer, Studiosity, and former Provost, Macquarie University), and Judyth is joined by: Dr. Noreen Golfman (Studiosity Academic Advisory Board Member, and former Provost, Memorial University): Detailing the rise of government interference, budget cuts, and the imperative for institutions to shed the "bloated" clichés. Goldie Blumenstyk (Friend to Studiosity, and former 36-year journalist, The Chronicle of Higher Education): Sharing her unparalleled insights on the economic contraction and the current reshaping of the American academy.

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