BIG PROBLEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION ??

The world is changing fast—faster than ever before. AGILITY is no longer optional; it’s essential. Global geopolitical instability and rapid technological advancements are reshaping industries and shortening the lifecycles of products and services. This reality has ignited an enormous demand for reskilling.

But here’s the kicker: Higher education isn’t keeping up.

?? Automation and AI are poised to disrupt workflow and process-oriented tasks on a massive scale. Yet, many universities are struggling to adapt to this new reality. Instead of preparing students for the future, they seem stuck in the past—or worse, they’ve lost their mission altogether.

The Key Issues:

1?? Mission Drift: Many institutions focus on “changing the world” instead of “learning about the world.” Ideologies like wokeness, racism, quotas, and political bias have crept into classrooms, overshadowing education with indoctrination and cancel culture.

2?? The Impact of Remote Learning: Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote learning has stripped universities of one of their greatest strengths: community building. Relationships, alumni networks, and the sense of belonging are fading fast.

3?? Tenured Professors & Stagnation: Tenured positions have created a bottleneck where outdated teaching persists without accountability. Meanwhile, students and parents are left footing the bill for exorbitant costs with no real improvement in value.

4?? Declining Relevance: In the U.S. and beyond, lower academic performance and dissatisfaction among students and parents are on the rise. Corporate hiring practices are shifting focus from degrees to skills-based testing, signaling that traditional credentials are losing their weight.

The result? A system with sky-high costs, diminished value, and disillusioned stakeholders—students, parents, and employers alike.

It’s time for higher education to reclaim its purpose: to educate, empower, and prepare students for an uncertain world. If universities don’t evolve to embrace agility, innovation, and a renewed sense of mission, they risk becoming irrelevant.

Let’s start the conversation. Let’s demand change. Because the future won’t wait. ???

What’s your take on this critical issue? Drop your thoughts below! ??

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