Universities have become a performance area where, for these traits, we're the leaders of the institutions. A people see their platform is a performance opportunity, rather than a responsibility. Why are universities vulnerable to this? In otherwrds, the places that had been committed to principles of free speech and academic freedom and civil discourse,. now vulnerable where they should be resistant. And so i think there will be something of recketing, but i'm not sure it's going to be necessarily long h lines, your suggestid.
What is real education? What can colleges provide their students? Pano Kanelos, president of the new college-to-be in Austin, UATX, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the nature of education, what the Great Books can teach us, and how we should rethink college education in today's world.