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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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| Peter Smith |
On February 19, 2010, CED hosted a luncheon forum featuring former U.S. Congressman, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, and CED Trustee Dr. Peter Smith. Smith discussed his latest book, Harnessing America's Wasted Talent: A New Ecology of Learning. The event featured a presentation by Dr. Smith, followed by a panel discussion on his book with:
- George Boggs, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Community Colleges
- Kevin Carey, Research and Policy Manager, Education Sector
- Judith Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation
- Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder, Inside Higher Ed
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| L-r: George Boggs, Kevin Carey, Charles Kolb |
Harnessing America's Wasted Talent presents a dramatically different view of the causes and the consequences of college failure, as well as the changes needed to improve learning in the 21st century. Smith finds that college failure is often connected to the ways in which universities operate, their tradition and history. Smith also contends that our capacity to support, encourage and recognize learning has not only grown dramatically over the last 20 years, it has also been transformed into a new ecology of learning.
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