US-UK SENIOR LEADER DIALOGUE: The Shifting Public Purposes of Higher Education

April 29 - May 1, 2015

The inaugural convening of leaders from U.S. and the U.K. (and possibly Canada and Australia) is a two-day, high-level dialogue on the shifting public purposes of higher education and the implications for leadership. (U.K. participants will meet starting Sunday, April 26 and any U.S./Canadian participants are welcome to join them).

Public expectations for higher education in the U.S. and the U.K. and elsewhere around the globe are changing.  Higher education’s value and contributions are questioned not only by media and the corporate sector, but also by policymakers and even students and their families.

This program, designed to be highly engaging, deeply interesting, and professionally rewarding, will address such questions as:

• How are social expectations for higher education in the U.S., U.K. and elsewhere changing?
• Is higher education contributing sufficiently to national wellbeing and in ways that are consequential?
• What are the leadership challenges associated with the shifting public expectations and purposes of higher education? 

This program offers a unique opportunity to think collectively with peers in different national contexts about some of the most pressing issues facing higher education around the globe. In addition to gaining an expanded professional network, we encourage you to explore potential instititonal colaborations

Beyond professional stimulation and solutions to your pressing problems, the dialogue will result in a written statement (a white paper) on the leadership require for evolving public purposes to capture collective wisdom.

Facilitators:

Peter Eckel, AHEAD, University of Pennsylvania
Matt Hartley, AHEAD, University of Pennsylvania 
Robin Middlehurst, Kingston University
Tom Kennie, Ranmore

For information contact:

Peter Eckel, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow and Director of Leadership Programs
eckelpd@upenn.edu
215-573-4342

To express interest in participating please complete this form and return it to eckelpd@upenn.edu. Space is limited to 15 participants from North America.

Fees:

1,995 USD

Agenda:

• Preliminary Agenda for North American participants