My friends and I founded a university over the summer and...it's going great?! And it's been surprisingly painless to start and run?!
It's a "network university," which is our fancy term for a new type of social institution: one that transforms an existing network into a social… Show more
My friends and I founded a university over the summer and...it's going great?! And it's been surprisingly painless to start and run?! It's a "network university," which is our fancy term for a new type of social institution: one that transforms an existing network into a social… Show more
Unbundling the university:
- liberal arts
- technical education
- summer camp
- dating market
- sports
- co-living
- salons
- hedge fund
- 4 year vacation
- flirting w/ marxism
- coming of age
- alumni network
- credential
- prestige
- insurance policy
- identity
- coming of age
The challenges facing University Inc may ultimately usher in a new era of education. One where the role that elite universities have historically played as gatekeepers on knowledge, prestige and access begins to fall away and the very best education becomes available to any-and-all (with or without a fee). The world may ultimately end up having few... See more