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Gary Rhoades is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Arizona’s Center for the Study of Higher Education, where he has been a faculty member since 1986 and served as director from 1997–2009. From January 2009 to June 2011 he served as General Secretary of the American Association of University Professors in...
Keeping College Accessible: Charting a New Course for Higher Education
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Lecture Hall, 227 State St.
Madison
Wisconsin
Gary Rhoades, Professor of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, shares a seasoned, national perspective on the rapidly changing landscape of higher education. Rhoades focuses on state policy models that are emerging nationally and the extent to which these models are addressing fundamental challenges in the areas of college affordability, educational quality and social stratification. Rhoades explores current patterns in state policy and in the paths of higher education institutions, and he'll make suggestions for charting a new course. This Academy Evening talk is presented in partnership with the Wisconsin Alumni Association.
The following evening, on February 22, Gary Rhoades gives a similar talk at the UW-Parkside Student Center Cinema in Kenosha at 5:00 pm. This Academy Evening is presented in partnership with the Wisconsin Alumni Association and UW-Parkside, with additional support from Carthage College and Gateway Technical College.
