Henry J. Eyring is Advancement Vice President at BYU-Idaho and author of "The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out."
Laura Seitz, Deseret Morning News
There is no question higher education is facing a crisis: tuition costs are on the rise, for profit universities are expanding into more of the market and there is constant discussion about the quality of and access to education. Because of these challenges, administrators are feeling pressure to reform and rethink the traditional university model and adapt to the opportunities and challenges of the future.
This week on Radio West, Doug Fabrizio explores the future of higher education. In one radio segment, Fabrizio interviewed Henry J. Eyring, an administrator at BYU–Idaho, about innovation in education and how to change the DNA of education from the inside out.
According to Eyring, innovation in education should strive to raise the quality of education and serve more students, all while decreasing its costs. To accomplish this type of reform, universities need to include changes people wouldn't expect, such as allowing students to customize their degrees and taking classes online.
These types of innovation are for everyone: students, parents, alumni, policy makers, etc. But in order for it to work, the changes must come from within, from faculty members and administrators.
Email: mhartvigsen@desnews.com
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Along with this naive article itself, the comments so far can be taken as evidence that we need more education in this state, not less.
In the 1970's it was possible to work at a minimum wage job during the summer, and if the student lived at home, these earnings were sufficient to pay for the following years tuition and books.
Between now and then, Universities have More..
It's not really that hard to understand why tuition prices are rising faster than inflation. All this government money is generating more demand for education. We should get rid of all government funding for education! Prices are high because More..