{"id":7211,"date":"2017-03-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/college-transformed-five-institutions-leading-the-charge-in-innovation\/"},"modified":"2020-02-27T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:46:24","slug":"college-transformed-five-institutions-leading-the-charge-in-innovation","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/college-transformed-five-institutions-leading-the-charge-in-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"College Transformed: Five Institutions Leading the Charge in Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute<\/a> on February 22, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Higher education leaders today confront a bevy of criticisms ranging from worsening affordability and persistent socioeconomic disparities to a lack of relevance in the ever-changing economy. Institutions are beset by internal challenges and external pressures. Business models are cracking under enormous pressure as state appropriations decline and net tuition growth wanes. Business as usual simply can\u2019t continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

The nature of competition in higher education is changing\u2014presenting both challenges and opportunities. For decades\u2014centuries, even\u2014higher education has been on a continuous trajectory of developing more complex and comprehensive institutions to build and disseminate knowledge and educate students. But technology is enabling a new, disruptive path: simpler, more affordable, more accessible educational experiences, built in alignment to the needs of the workforce. Leaders can look to examples of institutions that are successfully innovating in the new environment, some along this new disruptive path, and others by incorporating disruptive technologies to move forward along the traditional trajectory:<\/span><\/p>\n