February 9, 2009
Gordon Gee Says Colleges Face 'Reinvention or Extinction'
Washington
Severe economic pressures have created a defining moment for colleges and universities, which must fundamentally reinvent themselves to survive, E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State University, said on Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education.
"While giving deference to our proud history, our challenge today is radical reformation," Mr. Gee said here during the keynote address, called the Robert H. Atwell Lecture. "The choice, it seems to me, is this:
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