The Other 85 Percent

Letters to the next president from higher education leaders

November 3, 2008 | Filed under: Capella, Transparency by Design, academics, college, continuing education, distance learning, elearning, higher education, online education, online learning, online university

Earlier this year, The Korn Ferry Institute published a book titled Letters to the Next President: Strengthening America’s Foundation in Higher Education. The book was the idea of Stephen Joel Tractenberg, who served as president of The George Washington University from 1988-2007. Tractenberg edited the book with contributions from some 20 other higher education leaders. I had the honor of contributing a chapter on adult-serving institutions, and the book has been well received. Copies may be obtained from global.marketing@kornferry.com or by calling 310-843-4126.

In its September-October 2008 edition, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, also published a series of letters to the next president. The contributors include Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, American Council on Education President Molly Broad, and others. I particularly enjoyed the piece by Richeal Young, a student at the College of San Mateo. And I might note that Ms. Young does a very nice job of describing the students who attend community colleges, including some who are part of The Other 85 Percent.

Mike

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