EDUCATION IS NOT A
TRIVIAL
BUSINESS
A
PRIVATE
GOOD
OR A
DISCRETIONARY
EXPENDITURE
IT IS A DEEPLY
ETHICAL
UNDERTAKING
AT WHICH WE
MUST
SUCCEED
IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE AS A
FREE
PEOPLE
TWENTY YEARS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA
BY GORDON K. DAVIES
1997
Letter to Friends and Colleagues
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: A SECOND CHANCE
WHAT WE SHOULD DO
Fund Higher Education Adequately
Leave Politics at the Door
The Dangerous Opportunities of Advanced Technology
The New Partnerships
Meeting Customer Demands
Teaching, Learning, and Research
SYSTEMS WITH NEW RULES
The End of Cartels
The Importance of Strategic Investment
The Practical Limits of Planning
The Significance of Alternative Advocates
Fund Higher Education Adequately
Leave Politics at the Door
Seize the Dangerous Opportunities
Acknowledgements