Delivering on the Promise of Public Higher Education

Delivering on the Promise of Public Higher Education

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard a university leader say, in one form or another, “We exist to serve our state.” You can’t sling a cat without hitting a university mission statement that doesn’t say some version of that line. It’s noble, aspirational and true, but at this moment, when public confidence in higher education is wavering, demographics are shifting and opportunity gaps are widening, words alone are not enough.