@ Washington University in St. Louis, Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium
As part of the University Libraries Faculty Book Talk Series, Holden Thorp, provost of Washington University in St. Louis, and Buck Goldstein, entrepreneur in residence at UNC-Chapel Hill, will discuss Our Higher Calling: Rebuilding the Partnership between America and Its Colleges and Universities (UNC Press). In the book, Thorp and Goldstein provide a timely assessment of the state of higher education, which has come under criticism in recent years due to rising tuition costs and other factors.
A reception and book signing will follow the talk. The event is free and open to the public.
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