A recent report of the National Academy of Sciences
concludes that major changes will occur in the relatively near future in almost
every aspect of the university. The Fall 2005 issue of Issues in Science
and Technology contains a very thought-provoking article Envisioning a Transformed
University
that summarizes conclusions arising from a series of discussions
held with university administrators around the country. These meetings
were
sponsored by the NAS Forum on Information Technology and Research
Universities. The authors of the
report, J.J. Duderstadt, Wm.A. Wulf, and R. Zemsky, describe a number
of changes in universities that new technologies are likely to produce
in the relatively near future. They issue a strong warning against
underestimating the magnitude and impact of
the changes that technology will enable.
My comments regarding this report were solicited by the editors of Issues in Science and Technology (along with those of several others), and can be found in the Winter 2006 issue.
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