Is the Ivory Tower outmoded? by Diane Lebo Wallace at 12:00:00 AM Jan 27, 2008 writes:
To what extent do university faculty have an obligation to go out and help the world? Some faculty panelists suggested that developing a theoretical understanding of issues and also proactively pursuing the application of knowledge do not always go hand-in-hand. Provost Biddy Martin sugests that faculty aims of contemplation and contribution are both valid, and that, in fact, the conceptualization of problems, is in itself a "mediated contribution."