Written by Dr. Melik Peter Khoury and Dr. Jenifer Cartier
…And Why Unity Environmental University Refused to Let a Nineteenth-Century Invention Define Twenty-First-Century Learning… Co-Authored by Dr. Jenifer Cartier, Executive Vice President of Educational Solutions & Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, CEO.
Every few months, another outcry erupts in higher education. Commentators warn that removing or restructuring disciplinary majors will destroy academic rigor, diminish the value of a degree, or betray tradition.
These reactions are not harmless; they weaponize tradition. They scare students and families into thinking their futures are at risk, hand policymakers a ready-made excuse to stall reform, and tether institutions to a design built for an economy that no longer exists.
Too many of these outcries are hurting the industry unnecessarily. They defend a structure designed for a different century and ignore the fact that holding on to it is an active choice. That choice keeps higher education slow to adapt, fragmented in its thinking, and more loyal to its reporting systems than to its learners.
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