21st Century Academe

(In two columns)

Conventional (first column)

• Department-based
  
  
• Campus-centric
  
  
• Building-block courses
  
  
• Few links to industry
  
  
• Research vs. education

Emerging (second column)

• Topic-based
  
  
• Global reach
  
  
• Holistic curriculum
  
  
• Robust industry partnership
  
  
• Integration of research and education

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