Re-Thinking Higher Education for a Post-Pandemic World
November 16, 2020, 1:00-3:00pm ET
This seminar aimed to foster an energetic dialogue among a group of high-level experts who discussed the global impact of the current Covid-19 crisis on higher education and possible responses by the academy going forward.
Some questions the panel considered:
- What changes must higher education make to thrive in a post-Covid environment?
- How can we promote equity and relevance of higher education worldwide?
- What lessons from the pandemic can we apply to inform the rethinking of surviving existing institutions and also the development of entirely new higher education institutions?
This seminar featured simultaneous breakout discussions on the themes of access, cost, and quality. Recordings of breakout sessions are not available.
Participants
- Philip Altbach, Research Professor and Founding Director of the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College
- Samantha Alvis, Higher Education Senior Advisor, United States Agency for International Development
- Laura Engel, Associate Professor of International Education, the George Washington University
- María Marta Ferreyra, Senior Economist, The World Bank
- Michael Feuer, Dean, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, the George Washington University
- Robin Helms, Assistant Vice President, Learning Engagement, the American Council on Education
- Danette Howard, Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer, Lumina Foundation
- Kyle Long, Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Education, the George Washington University
- Kevin McClure, Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
- David Paris, Executive Editor, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning
- Amir Rasool, Managing Director, Hanover Research
- Noah Sobe, Professor of Cultural and Educational Policy Studies and Director of the Center for Comparative Education, Loyola University Chicago; Senior Project Officer, UNESCO
- Bernhard Streitwieser, Associate Professor of International Education, the George Washington University
- Dawn Whitehead, Vice President of the Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers, Association of American Colleges and Universities
- James Williams, Professor of International Education, the George Washington University
- Dwayne Wright, Visiting Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration, the George Washington University; Interim Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives
Videos
Part I
Part III
