Knowledge Towns : Colleges and Universities As Talent Magnets / David J. Staley and Dominic D. J. Endicott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Staley, David J., 1963- author.

Endicott, Dominic D. J., 1966- author.

Series:

Higher Education and the City

Higher Education and the City Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alternative education--United States.

Alternative education.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Economics.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Universities and colleges--Planning.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--United States--Planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The remote work revolution presents a unique opportunity for higher education institutions to reinvent themselves and become talent magnets.In Knowledge Towns, David J. Staley and Dominic D. J. Endicott argue that the location of a college or university is a necessary piece of any region's effort to attract remote knowledge workers, and thus accelerate economic development and creative place-making. Just as every town expects a church, bank branch, post office, and coffee house, a decentralized network of institutions of higher education will flourish, acting as cornerstones for the post-pandemic rebuilding of our society and economy. In calling for a "college in any town," they are not simply proposing placing a traditional college within a town or city, envisioning instead a particular kind of higher education institution called a "knowledge enterprise." In addition to providing the services of a traditional college, a knowledge enterprise acts as a talent magnet, attracting workers looking to move to cheaper and more attractive destinations.With the post-COVID-19 shift to more remote work, and millions of people moving to more affordable and livable cities, a place that wants to attract talent will require a thriving academic environment. This represents a new opportunity for "town and gown" to create thriving collaborative communities. The pandemic has accelerated existing trends that put at risk the viability of many colleges and universities, as well as that of many towns and cities. The talent magnet strategy outlined in this book offers colleges and towns a plan of action for regeneration"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book takes up the question of how higher education institutions could benefit from serving new settlers in the migration catalyzed by the shift to remote work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements

Introduction: A College in Any Town

1. The Modern Society and the New Definition of Talent Magnets

2. The Knowledge Enterprise as an Alternative University

3. Archetypes of a Talent Magnet/Knowledge Enterprise Strategy

4. What is to be done?

Conclusion: History does not repeat but it does rhyme

Index

Notes.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781421446288

1421446286

OCLC:

1371141046