Category Archives: future of education

ICE rules against international students taking online semesters, gestures towards one academic future

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency issued a new policy about international students which could have significant impact on the new academic year.  International student access to American higher education and some campus’ financial sustainability each took … Continue reading →

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Responding to Scott Galloway’s pandemic reflections

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

People have been asking me to respond to NYU professor Scott Galloway‘s interview on how COVID-19 will change higher education. I appreciate the request, and now finally have a few minutes to share some reactions. There is also a recent … Continue reading →

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Higher education in fall 2020: three pandemic scenarios

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

How will the pandemic change higher education? I’ve been exploring and researching this for months now on this blog, with the Future Trends Forum, on Twitter, with my Patreon supporters, through a series of interviews and webinars, and more.  For today’s … Continue reading →

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How will the pandemic change college and university curricula?

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

How will the COVID-19 pandemic change what higher education teaches? buy neurontin online buy neurontin no prescription generic Many of us have been exploring how colleges and universities will conduct their educational mission over the next several semesters.  That’s a vital … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 versus higher ed: the downhill slide becomes an avalanche

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

How might the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately impact higher education? In 2013 I introduced the peak higher education scenario.  I’ve developed it further since. Alas, American higher education has generally fulfilled that forecast.  Now that COVID-19 has hit, things are getting … Continue reading →

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One forecast for higher ed in the 2020s

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

It’s the year 2020 and the appearance of a new decade has many people looking ahead to see what might come up. One example comes from Inside Higher Ed.  John Kroger* offers ten predictions, and it’s a useful set to … Continue reading →

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4 futures for how civilization could respond politically to climate change

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Bryan Alexander

Thinking about how higher education and climate change may intersect is a deeper topic that it might appear.  Because climate change is so vast and because higher ed is so complex and sprawling, all kinds of domains and issues enter … Continue reading →

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The most dangerous report in higher education

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

Last week a small, Boston-based firm prepared to release a report about the financial status of nearly 1,000 American colleges and universities.  Inside Higher Ed prepped an article on Edmit’s report. The report never appeared. In this post I’ll try … Continue reading →

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Opposing ways for universities to support senior citizens as students: the case of Minnesota

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

How should colleges and universities address learners over 65? This strategic question have been cropping up quietly in some higher ed discussions lately, given current demographic and financial trends (aging population, rising economic stress on campuses).  It was thrown into … Continue reading →

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Americans imagine the future of education and everything else

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Bryan Alexander

What do Americans think about when they imagine the future?  What do they anticipate for education in particular? Pew Research recently polled thousands of people in the United States.  The questions covered a lot of ground, and the results are … Continue reading →

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