| Wednesday, January 26, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Opening Night Forum
Degrees of Mediocrity, Degrees of Excellence
A conversation with John Merrow
What is the “value added” of going to college?
Has higher education become “Hire Education,”
as some claim? Who is being “priced out” as education
costs continue to rise? Has sports taken over?
These are some of the questions that distinguished filmmaker
John Merrow explores in his latest documentary, segments of
which will be shown at the Annual Meeting. The film (scheduled
to air on PBS in spring 2005) is an inside look at American
higher education from admission to graduation at four different
institutions: an elite private college; a large public university;
a regional institution; and a community college.
Dr. Merrow will invite the audience to discuss disparities
between the ideal and reality of education, public perceptions
of higher education’s strengths and weaknesses, and
the need for greater public scrutiny.
John Merrow is the host and executive producer of "The
Merrow Report,” which airs on both PBS and NPR, and
president of Learning Matters, Inc. He is also author of Choosing
Excellence: "Good Enough" Schools are Not Good Enough.
(2001)
Social Hour
8:45 p.m.
We invite you to join old friends and new colleagues at the
Social Hour, which immediately follows the Forum.
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