# In an op-ed, Vice Dean Adam Brandenburger discusses the future of higher education

1 Faculty News October 16, 2013 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_044612.png?itok=IJPZrkTC)>

Excerpt from [Stern Opportunity](http://sternoppy.com/2013/10/16/higher-education-at-a-strategic-inflection-point/) -- "Will universities fight or embrace the sea change coming to higher education? I hope they will embrace the change. Of course, the skeptic will say: 'Wouldn’t universities, in this case, be acting against their own self-interest?' I think not. It is surely the smart bet to be a part of a revolution that will bring affordable education to more and more of the planet. Opportunities to make a living from such a grand enterprise will surely emerge – and it will surely be much harder to take advantage of these opportunities from the sidelines."

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