The Economist Intelligence Unit suggests that technological innovation will foster a collegiate environment that boasts an increase in corporate-academic partnerships. Is this technological gain that the university will receive worth the relinquishing of part of the university’s non-corporate equity?

Would the increase in technology at universities discourage the senior portion of the student body that take classes for leisure? Would it cause a increased retirement rate among older professors who feel like they don’t have the required amount of technological competency to remain effective in the new technological academic era?

Is the increased availability in technology and online courses going to decrease the amount of time students will devote to on-campus community service or activism (since they won’t need to come to school as much or at all)? Would the students use the extra time not at school to do more personal tasks or perform community oriented tasks?

The Professor’s Big Stage

With the focus being shifted from classroom performance to real-life performance, there is the possibility that people at the top of their field academically are losing positions to people who are academically of lower caliber, but possess a greater proficiency in minor aspects like communication. With this as the new norm, aren;t we running the risk of stalemating advancements?

Innovation in Higher Education

For decades, underperforming faculty and administrators have been able to avoid termination by hiding behind tenure and overall stagnation. Is the demand for lower tuition the push universities need to stop offering tenure and begin offering MOOA’s, in the hope of cutting costs and encouraging the will to change?