The Great Upheaval

Arthur Levine is the interim president of Brandeis University and president emeritus of Columbia Universitys Teachers College and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. He is the author and coauthor of many books, including Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Todays College Students and The Great Upheaval: Higher Educations Past, Present, and Uncertain Future.

Scott Van Pelt is the Director of Research and Faculty Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. He is a coauthor of The Great Upheaval: Higher Education’s Past, Present, and Uncertain Future.

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction. Where You Look Determines What You See Part One. Looking Backward Chapter One. The Industrial Revolution and the Transformation of America Chapter Two. Criticism, Denial, and Innovation Chapter Three. New Models and Diffusion Chapter Four. Standardization, Consolidation, and Scaling Chapter Five. Transformation Part Two. Looking Forward Chapter Six. A Demographic Sea Change Chapter Seven. An Emerging Knowledge Economy Chapter Eight. A Technological Revolution Chapter Nine. Adaptation Part Three. Looking Sideways Chapter Ten. The Music Industry Chapter Eleven. The Film Industry Chapter Twelve. The Newspaper Industry Chapter Thirteen. Disruption Part Four. Looking at the Panorama Chapter Fourteen. What Will Change? Chapter Fifteen. How and When Will Change Occur? Chapter Sixteen. What Should Higher Education and Policy Makers Do? Bibliography Index

Searching for answers to this and other mysteries of Planet Academe, I found some excellent responses in a new book, The Great Upheaval: Higher Educations Past, Present, and Uncertain Future, by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt.

-Ann Kirschner, CUNY, Forbes

If youre looking to understand the future of higher education, you couldnt do better than to look at The Great Upheaval. What makes this book so interesting is not only its review of past changes in higher ed, but also its careful look at what has happened in leading industries such as movie-making, filmmaking, and newspapers as theyve been disrupted by the online world.

-Barbara Oakley, Oakland University, McMaster University

I have never doubted that higher education was on an unsustainable path and after reading The Great Upheaval by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt, Im more sure of that than ever. They present a convincing case that our higher education system will undergo a disruption that is "needed and inevitable."

-George Leef, The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

A valuable resource that sheds light on the issues confronting higher education today while simultaneously serving as a clarion call to action for educators, policymakers, and students alike.

-Kate El-Hillow, Russell Investments

On the subject of higher education, Arthur Levine is astonishingly prescient, spotting trends on the horizon long before they come into focus for the rest of us. In this thoughtful and engaging book, he and Scott Van Pelt offer a clear-eyed assessment of the changes—and the potential disruption—facing colleges and universities. An indispensable guide to rethinking our assumptions about learning and preparing to thrive in a transformed educational landscape.

— Rafael Reif, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology