Higher education occupies a difficult place in twenty-first-century American culture.
Critical thinking--the heart of what academics do--can today often negate, refuse, and reject new ideas..
As Kathleen Fitzpatrick asserts, it is imperative that we re-center the mission of the University to rebuild that lost trust.
Universities--the institutions that bear so much responsibility for the future health of our nation--are at odds with the very publics they are intended to serve.
Higher education occupies a difficult place in twenty-first-century American culture