Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
Citizens live within their unit's belief systems and superstitions. Truth is derived from family narratives, stories spun by old friends, outbursts from neighbours, barbers, religious figures, and priests. Certainty and comfort come from living in these spaces. But there is a wider world out there with characters doing things that conflict with routine. Higher education illuminates this realm. Legal education predicts what authorities will do about their antics and, while this is a laudable undertaking in the abstract, legal education should do more. It should arm the next generation with tools to cope with cultural ruptures, social confusion, dislocations, avatars, and violence in cyberspace. This article strings together some ideas, insights, and proposals to deal with these challenges.
Recommended Citation
Griffin, Ronald, "A Primer on Higher Education in the 21st Century: the University as a Whole and Contributions Made by Law Schools" (2015). Journal Publications. 148.
https://commons.law.famu.edu/faculty-research/148
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Comments
This article originally published in International Journal of Public Law and Policy, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 109-136 (2015). http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=71040 This version is the author's accepted manuscript.