According to this article, the problem with universities is that they're siloed. "This made sense when knowledge was more stable, and career paths were more predictable. But today's urgent challenges don't heed disciplinary boundaries and require insights from science, policy, economics, ethics, design, and creative practice simultaneously." Maybe. But no matter how they're structured, universities need to sustain an interest in addressing today's urgent challenges if they're to remain relevant. This is reflected in what Rathna Ramanathan calls 'the deeper shift': "the principle of 'addressing shared conditions' (that) makes complicity in global crises unavoidable rather than optional, preventing justice and sustainability from being relegated to elective courses or diversity initiatives." Do read the comments as well as they provide some necessary pushback.
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