Can higher education pass the covid-19 test?
This week we speak to Janet Napolitano, former president of the University of California and the first woman secretary of homeland security under Barack Obama
THE WORLD’S universities face a new academic year like no other. Anne McElvoy asks Janet Napolitano, until recently president of the sprawling University of California system, whether higher education can pass the test of covid-19. Can universities survive without legions of high-paying international students, and convince increasingly sceptical young people that their degrees are worth the investment? Runtime: 30min
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