Russel Sage Foundation

RSF trustee Nicholas Lemann (Columbia University) has been named a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ new Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education. The commission, whose members include national leaders in education, business, and government, will examine the current state of undergraduate education and project what the nation’s education needs will be by 2035. In support of this three-year initiative, the Academy has received $2.2 million in funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The commission will look at every type of postsecondary institution, including, for example, early college high schools, for-profit institutions, four-year universities, and community colleges. It will offer recommendations for addressing rising costs and for ways of financing postsecondary education that promote wide and equitable access for Americans of every socioeconomic background. Across all its efforts, the commission will pursue a greater understanding of the preparation that Americans will need to lead productive and fulfilling lives that contribute to the health of our country, its economy, culture, and democratic community.

Click here to read the Academy’s press release.