In an interview with Frank Moss, director of MIT’s Media Lab, BusinessWeek uncovers a vision for the future driven by disruptive change. This thinking is behind a new breed of entrepreneurs who, says Moss: Resist the current temptation to make incremental changes to attract funding. It might get you off the ground, but I don’t [...]

FYI– I’m visiting the East-West Center for the next two weeks, and, as long as the weather is nice, I will be slow responding to email, etc. Aloha jm

Date:              08 March 2006    To:                  All Participants From:             Arthur Harkins and John Moravec Subject:        Building a “Leapfrog” University (Version 2.0) Our Basic Concerns The University of Minnesota is at a crossroads in its path for success in the 21st century.  With a goal to become one of the top three public research universities in [...]

The US Congres recently opened the flow of student financial aid to online universities. Since 1992, the government required that, to be eligible for financial aid, higher education institutions must provide at least half of their classes in person. This change brings new competitive challenges to “traditional” universities. The influence of for-profit institutions is growing. [...]