{"product_id":"the-abundant-university-isbn-9780262048552","title":"The Abundant University","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy our current system of higher education is financially and morally unsustainable and how to address the crisis with the creative implementation of digital technologies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor too long, our system of higher education has been defined by scarcity: scarcity in enrollment, scarcity in instruction, and scarcity in credentials. In addition to failing students professionally, this system has exacerbated social injustice and socioeconomic stratification across the globe. In \u003ci\u003eThe Abundant University\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael D. Smith argues that the only way to create a financially and morally sustainable higher education system is by embracing digital technologies for enrolling, instructing, and credentialing students—the same technologies that we have seen create abundance in access to resources in industry after industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Abundant University explains how we got our current system, why it’s such an expensive, inefficient mess, and how a system based on exclusivity cannot foster inclusivity. Smith challenges the resistance to digital technologies that we have already seen among numerous institutions, citing the examples of faculty resistance toward digital learning platforms. While acknowledging the understandable self-preservation instinct of our current system of residential education, Smith makes a case for how technology can engender greater educational opportunity and create changes that will benefit students, employers, and society as a whole.Preface: Scaling the Ivory Tower vii\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Admissions\u003cbr\u003e1 The Unjust University 3\u003cbr\u003eWhy It's Hard to Foster Inclusivity in a System Based on Exclusivity\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Orientation\u003cbr\u003e2 The Education Factory 21\u003cbr\u003eHow We Got Our Current System and Why It's Such an Expensive, Inefficient Mess\u003cbr\u003e3 Seating Arrangements 39\u003cbr\u003eWhy Limited Classroom Space Leads Rich Parents to Bribe Their Kids into College\u003cbr\u003e4 Masters of None 53\u003cbr\u003eWhy We Standardize Our Teaching Even Though We Know Our Students Are Unique\u003cbr\u003e5 The Noisy Classroom 71\u003cbr\u003eWhat College Diplomas Signal--and the Resulting Distortions\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Instruction\u003cbr\u003e6 Open Enrollment 89\u003cbr\u003eWhy--at Last--We Can Do Things Differently\u003cbr\u003e7 The Digitally Powered Ivory Tower 103\u003cbr\u003eHow Digitization Is Creating Abundance in Access and Instruction\u003cbr\u003e8 Getting Down to Business 135\u003cbr\u003eWhy Abundance in Access and Instruction Hasn't Changed Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e9 Structural Disruption 151\u003cbr\u003eWhy Big Changes Are at Last on the Horizon for Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e10 Hello, Google State 165\u003cbr\u003eThe New World of Credentialing and Skills-Based Hiring\u003cbr\u003e11 Objections, Objections 181\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding and Moving Past Our Resistance to Change\u003cbr\u003ePart IV: Commencement\u003cbr\u003e12 Rediscovering Our Mission 205\u003cbr\u003eA Summation--and a Path Forward--for Educators\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 217\u003cbr\u003eNotes 219\u003cbr\u003eIndex 259\u003cb\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Higher Education Books of 2023 list\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you’re looking for a book that challenges higher education’s status quo, questions its basic business model, and argues for a complete transformation to create greater, more affordable access to advanced education, Michael D. Smith’s \u003ci\u003eThe Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education For a Digital World \u003c\/i\u003eis a great place to start\u003ci\u003e...The Abundant University \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to stir up a storm. It threatens many of higher education’s cherished assumptions and traditions. It encourages major innovations in how advanced education is delivered and to whom. And it foresees and even encourages a dismantling of the credentialing monopoly that colleges have long protected. Get ready to hear some howling from the ivory towers...With a straightforward, conversational style, Smith succeeds in portraying the current problems bearing down on higher education and offering a set of bold solutions for a future where he envisions a college education becoming “more open, flexible, inclusive, and lower-priced.” \u003ci\u003eThe Abundant University\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative book that should be read by higher ed insiders as well as those in the general public who care about expanding the reach and the impact of higher education.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Smith delivers a powerful critique of the traditional higher-education model, grounded in history and contemporary data. Importantly, he builds a case for why colleges and universities should embrace innovation in service of expanding access.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sean R. Gallagher, Executive Director, Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, Northeastern University; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of University Credentials\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Michael D. Smith deftly weaves together economic theory and substantive research to provide an incisive and unflinching look at the problems facing higher ed and, more ambitiously, the way we can solve them.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Aaron Rasmussen, cofounder of Masterclass; founder and CEO of Outlier.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Smith unpacks the economic implications of the conventional university model, underscoring an ethical imperative for change, and offers new insights—providing a powerful vision of accessible and affordable educational models. A provocative must-read for leaders!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Thayne M. McCulloh, President, Gonzaga University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“If you want to understand the messy, anachronistic, and resistant underbelly of higher academia, and how digital technologies can foster inclusivity and greater educational opportunity for all, Michael D. Smith’s \u003ci\u003e Abundant University\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Steven Lee, CEO, SkillUp Coalition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“All I can say is that Michael gets it! This book is a must-read for anyone interested in creating a more inclusive and sustainable future for higher education. His insights are important for every upcoming higher-education leader to understand.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Maria Anguiano, Executive Vice President, Arizona State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This thought-provoking book tackles the potential changes to higher education arising from the progress of digital technologies. From admission to graduation, Smith sets the stage for intense debates—not just about future directions, but about current conditions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Joshua Gans, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Disruption Dilemma \u003c\/i\u003e(MIT Press)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Abundant University\u003c\/i\u003e leverages business strategy and information economics, offering an honest evaluation of higher education’s limitations and an inspiring vision of its future. Essential for college leaders seeking transformative insights.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Chris Dellarocas, Associate Provost for Digital Learning \u0026amp; Innovation and Shipley Professor in Management, Boston University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Michael Smith has pulled off a great feat—writing a book that will make America’s higher-education challenges accessible and understandable to people both inside and outside of the business.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jon Boeckenstedt, Vice Provost, Oregon State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Michael Smith turns the tired university model on its head, demonstrating a bold and more inclusive vision for higher education in a future where everyone will need the opportunity to keep learning.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Matt Sigelman, President of the Burning Glass Institute and Visiting Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School\u003c\/b\u003eMichael D. Smith is J. 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