Most industries are in the midst of a transformational era. Technology is reducing connection barriers, borders and time zones. It is changing how we can work, live and learn. It is enabling commerce, communications and exchange of ideas across oceans, mountains and cultures. In the face of this new reality, the Academy is confronting a clear challenge: how to fully embrace the digital world while preserving the best of what has defined each unique institution, often for centuries. This call to adapt represents a stark contrast with the desire to stick with the proven model that, for generations, has enabled colleges and universities to become powerful social and economic institutions supporting upward mobility in our society