Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future

Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents, with Reflections on the Future of Higher Education by Dr. J. Michael Adams

Edited by Jason A. Scorza - Contributions by J. Michael Adams; Dame Glynis Breakwell; Angelo Carfagna; Inwon Choue; Ramu Damodaran; Elizabeth Davis-Russell; Emmet Dennis; Hassan B. Diab; Sheldon Drucker; Allan E. Goodman; Andrew Hamilton; Neal King; Fernando León-García; James Alexander McWha; H.E. Ban Ki-moon; Brendan O'Malley; Yong-seung (Stephen) Park; Rev. Emma Percy; Alvaro Romo; Toyoshi Satow; Jason A. Scorza; Kakha Shengelia; Michael Stevenson; Ichiro Tanioka; Nigel Thrift; Uroyoán R. Walker-Ramos; John Wood and Nicholas Baldwin

This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This book is a companion volume to the proceedings of the 1965 inaugural meeting of IAUP, also published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

The highlight of the 50th Anniversary Meeting was an academic conference at Oxford University on the theme of “Higher Education in 2065.” Participants were called upon to look ahead to the next fifty years of global higher education, drawing from their academic fields, as well as their leadership experience within and beyond higher education. The resulting collection includes discussions of current trends that will impact the future of universities, as well as discussions of specific challenges likely to face higher education institutions, both generally and in particular regions. Some contributors outline steps that higher education institutions and/or policymakers should adopt today to prepare for those challenges, while others imagine the university of the future.

Edited by IAUP secretary-general emeritus Jason Scorza, this book is dedicated to the memory of J. Michael Adams, who served both as president of Fairleigh Dickinson University and president of IAUP, and includes some of his final writings on the topic of the future of global higher education.

Founded in 1965, IAUP is the world’s largest association of university chief executives from higher education institutions. Membership is limited to individuals who serve or have served as presidents, rectors, or vice-chancellors at accredited colleges or universities.

University Press Copublishing Division / Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Pages: 214 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-68393-009-9 • Hardback • October 2016 • $105.00 • (£81.00)

978-1-68393-011-2 • Paperback • October 2018 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-68393-010-5 • eBook • October 2016 • $42.50 • (£33.00)

Subjects: Education / Higher, Education / Organizations & Institutions, Education / Administration / Higher

Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future

Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents, with Reflections on the Future of Higher Education by Dr. J. Michael Adams

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Summary

This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This book is a companion volume to the proceedings of the 1965 inaugural meeting of IAUP, also published by Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.

The highlight of the 50th Anniversary Meeting was an academic conference at Oxford University on the theme of “Higher Education in 2065.” Participants were called upon to look ahead to the next fifty years of global higher education, drawing from their academic fields, as well as their leadership experience within and beyond higher education. The resulting collection includes discussions of current trends that will impact the future of universities, as well as discussions of specific challenges likely to face higher education institutions, both generally and in particular regions. Some contributors outline steps that higher education institutions and/or policymakers should adopt today to prepare for those challenges, while others imagine the university of the future.

Edited by IAUP secretary-general emeritus Jason Scorza, this book is dedicated to the memory of J. Michael Adams, who served both as president of Fairleigh Dickinson University and president of IAUP, and includes some of his final writings on the topic of the future of global higher education.

Founded in 1965, IAUP is the world’s largest association of university chief executives from higher education institutions. Membership is limited to individuals who serve or have served as presidents, rectors, or vice-chancellors at accredited colleges or universities.

Details

University Press Copublishing Division / Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Pages: 214 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-68393-009-9 • Hardback • October 2016 • $105.00 • (£81.00)

978-1-68393-011-2 • Paperback • October 2018 • $44.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-68393-010-5 • eBook • October 2016 • $42.50 • (£33.00)

Subjects: Education / Higher, Education / Organizations & Institutions, Education / Administration / Higher

Author

Jason Scorza is vice provost for academic and international affairs and professor of political science and philosophy at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Kakha Shengelia
Editor’s Introduction: Remembering the Future
Jason Scorza
Acknowledgements

Opening Ceremony, Oxford Castle, Oxford – 22 May 2015
Oxford University Welcome
Andrew Hamilton
Remarks
Sheldon Drucker
Remarks
Toyoshi Satow

50th Anniversary Commemoration, Wroxton College, Fairleigh Dickinson University – 23 May 2015
Opening Remarks
Jason Scorza
Wroxton College Welcome
Nicholas Baldwin
IAUP Welcome
Toyoshi Satow
Message from the United Nations
Ban Ki-moon
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Stephen Yong-seung Park
Keynote: 1965, The Dreams Ever Onward
Inwon Choue
Message from Puerto Rico University
Uroyoán R. Walker Ramos
Message from the University of Liberia
Emmet Dennis
Message from Fairleigh Dickinson University
Sheldon Drucker
Publication of 50 Years of IAUP History
Ichiro Tanioka
Closing Remarks: “History Not Used is Nothing”
Neal King

50^th Anniversary Conference, Trinity College, Oxford University – 24 May 2015
Opening Remarks
Alvaro Romo
Trinity College Welcome
Emma Percy
IAUP Welcome
Toyoshi Satow
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Alvaro Romo
The Future of Higher Education – Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Nigel Thrift
The Future of Higher Education in Africa
James McWha
The Future of Higher Education in Latin America
Fernando León-García
The Future of Higher Education in the Middle East
Hassan Diab
The Legacy of Civil Wars on Tomorrow’s Students
Elizabeth Davis-Russell
Protecting and Providing Higher Education in a Threatening World
Brendan O’Malley
Bridging Generations: IAUP50 and UN70
Ramu Damodaran
2065: Will We Need Learning Institutions in the Learning Society?
Michael Stevenson
Future Leadership of Higher Education
Glynis M. Breakwell
The Research Data Explosion, Will We Have Learnt to Swim in the Tsunami in Time
John Wood
Closing Remarks: A Brief History of the Future and Where Universities Fit In
Allan Goodman

Closing Ceremony, Rhodes House, Oxford – 24 May 2015
Closing Remarks
Toyoshi Satow
Closing Remarks
Inwon Choue

Reflections of Dr. J. Michael Adams on the Future of Higher Education
In Memory of Dr. J. Michael Adams (1947-2012)
Angelo Carfagna
Hardly Revolutionary: Higher Education Must Adapt to a Changing World, 29 October 2008
J. Michael Adams
United Nations Peace Day Address, 18 September 2009
J. Michael Adams
United Nations Academic Impact Speech, 18 November 2010
J. Michael Adams
IAUP Inaugural Address, 20 June 2011
J. Michael Adams
Breaking New Snow: Pathways to Success and Survival in the World of 2065
J. Michael Adams

About the Contributors
Index