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In 1869, at the age of twenty-five, the precociously brilliant Friedrich Nietzsche was appointed to a professorship of classical philology at the University of Basel. He seemed marked for a successful and conventional academic career. Then the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the music of Wagner transformed his sense of purpose. The genius of such thinkers and makers - like the genius of the ancient Greeks - was the only touchstone for true understanding. How then was education to answer to such genius? Something more than sturdy scholarship was called for.

Après 15 années passées à Harvard, Philippe Aghion est nommé au Collège de France, titulaire de la chaire Économie des institutions, de l'innovation et de la croissance, avec un grand projet : la création d'un centre de recherche, de réflexion et d'échanges autour de l'économie de la croissance et de l'innovation.Les travaux de Philippe Aghion, et notamment sa nouvelle théorie « Schumpetérienne » de la croissance, ont largement participé à renouveler un domaine qui s'est considérablement transformé au cours des 25 dernières années. Faisant fi des segmentations habituelles,...

Demographic changes promise to reshape the market for higher education in the next 15 years. Colleges are already grappling with the consequences of declining family size due to low birth rates brought on by the Great Recession, as well as the continuing shift toward minority student populations. Each institution faces a distinct market context with unique organizational strengths; no one-size-fits-all answer could suffice. Nathan D. Grawe explores how proactive institutions are preparing for the challenges that lie ahead.