The Great Upheaval
Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future
$51.99
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2025
Summary
How will America’s colleges and universities adapt to remarkable technological, economic, and demographic change?
The United States is in the midst of a profound transformation the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the Industrial Revolution, when America’s classical colleges adapted to meet the needs of an emerging industrial economy. Today, as the world shifts to an increasingly interconnected knowledge economy, the intersecting forces of technological innovation…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421451688 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1421451689 |
| Author: | Arthur Levine, Scott Van Pelt |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
I’ve been waiting for someone to write a book like this for a long time.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes
If you’re looking to understand the future of higher education, you couldn’t do better than to look at The Great Upheaval. What makes this book so interesting is not only its review of past changes in higher ed, but also its careful look at what has happened in leading industries such as movie-making, filmmaking, and newspapers as they’ve been disrupted by the online world.
—Barbara Oakley, Oakland University, McMaster University
I have never doubted that higher education was on an unsustainable path and after reading The Great Upheaval by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt, I’m more sure of that than ever. They present a convincing case that our higher education system will undergo a disruption that is “needed and inevitable.”
—George Leef, The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
A valuable resource that sheds light on the issues confronting higher education today while simultaneously serving as a clarion call to action for educators, policymakers, and students alike.
—Kate El-Hillow, Russell Investments
Arthur Levine
Arthur Levine is president emeritus of Columbia University’s Teachers College and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Students.
Scott Van Pelt is the Director of Research and Faculty Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.
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