originally published at Huffington Post, August 3, 2016, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-j-croce/education-for-taking-a-st_b_11320390.html

What’s education for?  Big ideas?  Big bucks?

Whatever your goal, you’ve got to start by taking a stand….

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An earlier version published as “Should We Really Turn College Education Over to the Free Market?” History News Network (March 8, 2016), http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/161910

Should We Really Turn College Education Over to the Free Market?

In an era when the number of words on Twitter in only two years will exceed the number of words ever published, academic scholars should pay heed to changes in writing and teaching swiftly taking place outside their offices and classrooms.  There are powerful forces calling for briefer expositions and for teaching to appeal to a market that expects and demands such brevity.  While paying attention to those calls, academics should remember that beyond appealing to their audiences, their deeper purpose is to inspire and provoke.  Read more… Continue reading →