{"id":27615,"date":"2018-11-30T15:04:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T20:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=27615"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:57:37","slug":"lambeth-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=27615","title":{"rendered":"Lambeth Lecture speaker discusses importance of higher education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mary Sue Coleman delivered the Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Lecture in Public Policy. (photo by Johnny Andrews)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Association of American Universities president Mary Sue Coleman calls for restoration of university-government partnerships during lecture at UNC-Chapel Hill.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The partnership between American research universities and the federal government is at risk, threatening our progress as a nation, says Mary Sue Coleman, president of the Association of American Universities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no partnership like this on the planet, and we are at risk of undermining it with shortsighted thinking,\u201d Coleman said during the 11th<\/sup> annual Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Lecture in Public Policy in UNC-Chapel Hill’s College of Arts & Sciences.<\/p>\n

Chancellor Carol L. Folt introduced Coleman, who earned her doctorate from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1969, to an audience of nearly 200 people on Nov. 29. Folt recognized Coleman for \u201cthe dedication she brings to diversity and expanding access and opportunity for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coleman\u2019s talk, \u201cThe Educated Citizenry: An Endangered Species?\u201d, addressed the skepticism and devaluation of higher education in the United States, as well as the potential consequences of not investing in education at the same rate as other global superpowers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMake no mistake: this partnership created the internet, put a man on the moon, ended polio and countless other diseases, and put the world in the palm of our hands with the smartphone,\u201d Coleman said, adding that research has long underpinned the American economy, society and national security. \u201cAs a nation, we\u2019d better do something \u2014 and do it quickly \u2014 about a monumental partnership that is threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Russia, China and other countries continue to invest in university research at higher rates than the U.S., Coleman warned that America\u2019s position of global dominance is in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnless the U.S. government renews the partnership with U.S. universities, it is simply a matter of time before we will no longer lead,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In her lecture, Coleman called on those who believe in the value of higher education to promote and defend the work of universities and the role of diversity in generating innovative ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must challenge ourselves to explain the impact and the importance of university research,\u201d she said. \u201cOur collective work changes lives for the better, so we cannot stand idle while some of our leaders devalue education and educated people\u2026 To be silent, particularly in our current political climate, is to acquiesce.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the face of spending deficits and changing American values, Coleman reminded her audience of the \u201cextraordinary\u201d return on investment that comes from training the next generation of scientists and engineers.<\/p>\n

But above all, she endorsed a long-held principle born of American democracy: \u201chigher education is a public good.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Emilie Poplett, University Communications<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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