WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This year is shaping up to be one of the most tumultuous in the history of American higher education. College leaders who are constantly busy dealing with the latest campus fire need a moment to step back, take a breath, and look ahead. With that goal in mind, this year’s Chronicle Festival, which is free and open to the public, will engage those leaders and other campus stakeholders in big-picture thinking about the road to 2035, help them prepare for it, and offer inspiration to take on tomorrow’s challenges.
While acknowledging current challenges, the festival will focus on topics from The Chronicle’s newsroom report, “Higher Education in 2035,” and will consider how students will be different in a decade, how technology will change the campus and the classroom, and how institutions can remain a vital and vibrant space for the pursuit of knowledge in a changing society.
During three days of virtual programming in September, attendees will hear from leading higher-ed thinkers, national opinion makers, and top experts. The festival will engage thousands of senior administrators and faculty leaders in discussions, including a live Q&A.
Featured speakers:
- Mike Rowe, Executive producer, Emmy-award winning TV host and CEO of mikeroweWORKS Foundation
- Margaret Spellings, President, Bipartisan Policy Center; former U.S. Secretary of Education; former President, University of North Carolina System
- Anthony Abraham Jack, Inaugural Faculty Director of the Boston University Newbury Center; author of Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price
- Kathleen deLaski, Founder and Board Chair, Education Design Lab; author of Who Needs College, Anymore?
- Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith America; author of We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy
Agenda:
Day 1 (9/10)
The Students of 2035
A declining traditional-age student population. Rising mental-health concerns. A challenging classroom environment. Colleges face a variety of issues that will shape how they enroll, educate, and support students during the next decade. Participants will explore ways to adapt, hearing from authors, professors, and college leaders.
Day 2 (9/11)
Higher Ed of 2035
How should higher ed change to serve the America of 2035, to better help students support a fragile democracy and a society reshaped by emerging technologies? Chronicle journalists will talk with students, an interfaith leader, a technology innovator, and others about these issues.
Day 3 (9/12)
The Work Force of 2035
What does it take for colleges to produce graduates for the work force of tomorrow? And how does it operate in a landscape with a growing number of viable and valuable postsecondary opportunities? Participants will hear a variety of voices weighing in on these questions.
Registration is free and open to the public and the media.
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