If much of the anger that helped boost Donald Trump to his victory in the presidential election is due to globalisation and falling living standards, then higher education may be vital to reversing it.\u00a0That was one of the conclusions that could be drawn following a talk by\u00a0Daniel Greenstein, director of postsecondary success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who was speaking at a US conference\u00a0a few hours after Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential race.<\/p>\n
Dr Greenstein told the conference of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning in Chicago that the election\u00a0had shown that \u201cthe gulf between the haves and have-nots is real and it is getting wider and it is brimming with fear and anger and resentment”.<\/p>\n
That has occurred as \u201cthe bridge to opportunity that is or should be US higher education has become narrower\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s harder to navigate. The toll for too many is far too high.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unless attention continues to be paid to fixing those problems, he said, they \u201cwill leave our economy seriously short of what our economy needs to compete…higher education is something that will contribute to the nation\u2019s success or lack of success\u201d.<\/p>\n
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If much of the anger that helped boost Donald Trump to his victory in the presidential election is due to globalisation and falling living standards, then higher education may be vital to reversing it.\u00a0That was one of the conclusions that could be drawn following a talk by\u00a0Daniel Greenstein, director of postsecondary success at the Bill… Continue reading