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Huizenga Business School Dean Featured in ‘Critical Conversations’ Article
Dean D. Michael Fields, Ph.D.
The South Florida Business Journal recently continued their “Critical Conversations” series with a five-page feature on Education in South Florida. Huizenga Business School Dean, D. Michael Fields, Ph.D., participated in a panel discussion with other leaders in education.
Panelists responded to many topics mentioned by the Journal’s editor and education writer, including: the biggest issue for your schools, whether legislative cuts to education funding have affected the quality of schools, if the funding situation sometimes penalizes high-achieving students, whether there is a disconnect between the skills taught by universities and the skills sought after by employers, and whether the average high school graduate is prepared for college-level coursework.
Dean Fields said that “We have to respond more quickly to marketplace needs and employment needs. The last thing we all want, as educators, is to have our graduates come out and not be able to find jobs.”
The full article is available to South Florida Business Journal subscribers here: http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/print-edition/2011/08/12/critical-conversations-education.html
A complete list of panel participants follows:
- Dean Michael Fields, Ph.D.
- Amy Padolf, director of education with Fairchild Garden;
- Cecil Kidd, president of Keiser College’s Pembroke Pines campus;
- David Armstrong, president of Broward College;
- Jeffrey Hernandez, CEO and president of National Academic Education Partners Inc.;
- Kathy Mizereck, executive director, Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges;
- Roberto Blanch, chairman of Mater Academy.