AKA|Strategy continues its commitment to stay informed about the latest in higher education and the nonprofit sector. It is a pleasure to share these articles that we found both informative and engaging. We welcome any comments or reactions to this edition of our AKA Weekly Rundown.
Higher education has been lauded as a potent force in the country's struggle to fulfill the promise of equity and access, but elite institutions might have the most crucial role as leaders. The scaling of these institutions to include more students from the bottom quintile could create momentum in increasing social mobility across all of higher education. Read this article
From Washington University in St. Louis: The role of higher education and the humanities By Andrew D. Martin The Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis reflects on how the last year has reinforced the importance of higher education and the humanities as they focus on the values, qualities, and skills that are required in an increasingly complex world.Read this article
From The Bridge: Linking Engineering and Society:
Peace Engineering By Joseph B. Hughes and Philip Breedlove Peace has been an aspiration shared by many generations, but now the rapid global growth and adoption of technology have created a unique opportunity to work towards this goal. Peace engineering applies technologies from all engineering disciplines in an integrated framework to enable a system-of-systems understanding never before possible.Read this article
Perceptions of Science in America This report is the first in a series of publications following the Academy’s three-year initiative to learn more about the complex and evolving relationship between scientists and the public. Among other goals, the initiative aims to help scientists have a better understanding of their audiences and improve communications and appreciation of their work.Read this report
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