Forum on the purpose of public higher education, TODAY at 3:30pm

[Daniel Lake]

 The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for a
discussion on the purpose of public higher education on Wednesday, January
31 at 3:30pm.

In the United States today, the purpose of public higher education is
highly contested. Prospective students and their parents seem increasingly
likely to view higher education in narrowly transactional terms, as
preparation for the students' careers. Cuts in public funding have made
universities highly dependent on tuition and fees for revenues, so
administrators often respond to student and parent demands by focusing on
the "value proposition" offered by different programs and shape curricula
to emphasize programs in high demand.

At the same time, public colleges and universities are buffeted by
competing demands to serve ends beyond career preparation. These include
promoting social change and mobility, culture through the arts and
humanities, and preparing students to be citizens. Of course all of these
are contested by those who see little value in or are actively hostile to
those goals.

The purpose of this forum is not to resolve these debates, but rather to
shed some light on these issues by sharing our thoughts on which of these
we as members of university communities and our society value and support,
and why.

You are welcome to either join the conversation in-person in the Thomas
Moran Seminar Room of the Institute for Ethics in Public Life (Hawkins 233)
or via Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/97199265391
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Note the new time for this event. Institute events will now normally be
held at 3:30pm on Wednesdays during the semester. Also be aware that even
when there is no scheduled event being held at the Institute, Wednesdays at
3:30pm will be an open discussion time where you are welcome to drop by,
have a cup of coffee, and chat about whatever is on your mind.

The next event at the Institute will be a discussion of free speech on
campus, on Feb. 7 at 3:30pm. This will also be a hybrid event. More details
to follow.

Note that the Institute has a public calendar
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=Y19sa245c3MxcjdscjExdmM0ZzNtMDlyaDUyb0Bncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t>,
where upcoming events are normally posted prior to notices going out.

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*Daniel Lake*

(pronouns: he/him/his)

Assoc. Prof.  and Chair of Political Science

Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life

Hawkins 149E

101 Broad Street
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