Redesigning Higher Ed with the Student at the Center - A. Sasha Thackaberry, Evolllution

We in higher education like to give a lot of lip service to the concept of student-centricity. The student, after all, is our raison d’être. As an industry, our common purpose is to literally improve our world by educating students to discover, work and participate in our democracy. The unfortunate truth is that most institutions are ill-prepared to be student-centric. The infrastructure of a traditional college or university has typically developed over decades and involves the mythology of policy and practice, grounded in the limitations of systems and laws. These institutions were not designed to be student-centric; they were designed to work for their mission during those moments in their development when decisions were made. Those decisions lasted, often far beyond their original rationale. Like urban legends, they became the collective truth that feels known. https://evolllution.com/attracting-students/todays_learner/redesigning-higher-ed-with-the-student-at-the-center/