Nancy Cantor and Christopher Howard — Beyond the Ivory Tower

When we talk about the relationship between colleges and the world, we tend to focus on economics. But what is the place of institutions of higher education in the communities they inhabit? How can and should they nurture students as citizens and leaders for the emerging 21st century world? Two visionary college presidents of two very different institutions take up these questions with Krista at the American Council on Education’s 97th Annual Meeting.

Episode 425 of the On Being with Krista Tippett podcast, hosted by On Being Studios, titled "Nancy Cantor and Christopher Howard — Beyond the Ivory Tower" was published on October 8, 2015 and runs 51 minutes.

October 8, 2015 ·51m · On Being with Krista Tippett

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When we talk about the relationship between colleges and the world, we tend to focus on economics. But what is the place of institutions of higher education in the communities they inhabit? How can and should they nurture students as citizens and leaders for the emerging 21st century world? Two visionary college presidents of two very different institutions take up these questions with Krista at the American Council on Education’s 97th Annual Meeting.

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