“The University Of Adam Smith”: a review in The Wall Street Journal

Writing in The Wall Street Journal’s Bookshelf column, Naomi Schaefer Riley praised Change.edu as a “lively read thanks to [Andy Rosen’s] in-person interviews and firsthand reporting at colleges across the country.”

Ms. Riley hones in on the book’s theme of how the current mix of financial imperatives has led traditional colleges and universities to focus too little on what students are learning in the classroom—to the detriment of students and society and the economy at large.… Continue reading

Michael Horn’s review on Forbes.com

Michael Horn, co-author with Clay Christensen and Curtis Johnson of “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns,” reviewed the book on Forbes.com:

One would expect a book by the CEO of a for-profit university to mount a vigorous defense of the much-maligned for-profit higher education sector. But what one might not expect is that

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“Truly important”insights: Bill Gates reviews Change.edu

Bill Gates—the renowned innovator and entrepreneur who is best known these days for his groundbreaking philanthropy in the health and education sectors—wrote a review in The Washington Post :

In “Change.edu,” Andrew Rosen calls for greater relevance, access, accountability and transparency in higher education. He builds a persuasive case that many non-traditional students— such as working adults, parents and those at risk of dropping out — are not well served by traditional institutions. New

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