Generational Shockwaves and the Implications for Higher Education

This volume, part of the TIAA-CREF Institute Series on Higher Education, is based on a national conference convened by the Institute in November 2007. The generational issues that were the focus of the conference raise both risks and opportunities with the potential to profoundly affect our cultural environment, both inside and outside academe.

Baby Boomers, in their roles as students, parents, professors and administrators, transformed the American higher education system. As Boomers near ...