Three recent documents offer images of education in the future. I tried that once and concluded it’s better to build the future than anticipate it. Each of the three documents suffers similarly, but they are still well worth reading if the future of learning concerns you.
Tags: higher education business models, higher education costs, higher education institutional change
Bookmarks, Commentary | Gary Lewis, February 8, 2010 12:45 pm | 
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Education features prominently in the recent report from the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. There’s much to like, much to question, and some to reject.
Tags: higher education costs, higher education institutional change
Commentary | Gary Lewis, October 21, 2009 6:38 am | Comments Off
You’ve got to sympathize with folks who try to change education from positions within federal (U.S.) government. Read more.
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Commentary | Gary Lewis, July 2, 2009 11:03 am | Comments Off
Universities have long fostered a myth which, frankly, sticks in my craw because it is so patently sleight-of-hand. Read more.
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Commentary | Gary Lewis, June 11, 2009 8:24 am | Comments Off
This one is for my university friends who grapple every day with charting the future direction of their institutions. When it comes to the economic stimulus bill now being considered by Congress, you’ll want to ask yourself if manna from heaven is worth the price. Read more.
Tags: free learning, higher education business models, higher education costs, higher education institutional change
Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, January 28, 2009 10:39 am | Comments Off
In this slidecast I try to imagine new types of postsecondary learning organizations. Read more.
Tags: higher education business models, higher education costs, higher education institutional change, learning community
Business Models | Gary Lewis, November 11, 2008 5:37 pm | Comments (1)
Vance Fried proposes a new business model for a college that would provide undergraduate students with “value – a high quality product at a relatively low price.” Many more efforts like this are needed.
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Business Models, Commentary | Gary Lewis, July 8, 2008 2:25 pm | Comments Off
In the U.S. currently, many colleges and universities have priced themselves precariously, making low-cost competitors the likely source of disruptive efforts to redefine higher education. Here I try to locate colleges and universities with innovative business models that include a low-cost strategy.
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Tags: higher education business models, higher education costs, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Research | Gary Lewis, April 25, 2008 11:09 am | Comments Off
Harvard recently flexed its $35 billion endowment and announced revised financial aid policies designed to make the university more affordable for middle- and upper-middle-income families. Could Harvard afford to offer all its students a free education? I decided to find out by analyzing Harvard’s current Financial Report.
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Research | Gary Lewis, April 24, 2008 9:50 am | Comments Off
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