The Future of Higher Education is Still Social Impact

Join us for a presentation from Adam Gamoran, president of the William T. Grant Foundation. He will be speaking about why “The Future of Higher Education is Still Social Impact.”

The last decade has witnessed increasing skepticism about the value of universities. Many strategies exist to respond to this challenge, but one that has not received enough attention is fostering social impact research through community-engaged scholarship, which addresses real problems in the everyday lives of community members. Recent experiences demonstrate that incentives to social impact research are viable and that barriers can be surpassed. By fostering trust and mutuality, social impact research carried out in community partnerships can overcome the perils of polarization which are so prominent today.