MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL--University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks has assembled a panel to discuss the future of the American public research university, one day before his inauguration, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Cowles Auditorium, Hubert H. Humphrey Center, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis. The public is invited to view a broadcast of the event in 7 Humanities Fine Arts on the Morris campus.
Bruininks will start the event with the introduction of higher education issues and will participate in the question and answer session following the discussion. The panel will explore questions such as: how does a university assert the value of education and academic research; how does a university nurture a sense of academic community that goes beyond specific disciplines; how does a university balance its land-grant covenant with the state and its responsibility to address global issues; and how do technology changes affect a university?
National Public Radio commentator Juan Williams will moderate the discussion and question and answer session. Panelists include: Robert Berdahl, University of California-Berkeley chancellor, Anne Taylor, Medical School associate dean and professor, Dennis Ahlburg, Carlson School of Management associate dean and professor and Patricia Hampl, department of English regents professor and author.
The public can e-mail questions for the panelists to Margaret Oltmans at moltmans@hhh.umn.edu. The events can also be viewed by live streaming video at www.umn.edu/inauguration.
The event will also be broadcast on University of Minnesota campuses throughout the state: University of Minnesota, Crookston (4 Hill Hall), University of Minnesota, Duluth (458 Humanities Building), University of Minnesota, Morris (7 Humanities Fine Arts) and University of Minnesota, Rochester (202 Coffman Hall). Tickets are not required for these sites.
The event is hosted by the Faculty Consultative Committee.
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