Education is the only path to change the fortunes of the less industrialized world. But change cannot come without learning and learning cannot come without change. COVID-19 has forced universities to drop the hefty textbooks and climb onto innovative digital platforms to educate students. The substance of higher education is diverse and the pendulum between sporadic education and lifelong learning is swinging. University leaders are struggling to find an apposite return on investment within the complex dynamic of knowledge creation. The revamping of services towards a more accountable, student-centric approach is vital to attract and retain talented students. Building staff skills to train students to develop social conscience and to enter a highly competitive job market is a formidable task. Meeting societal expectations through responsive and nimble programs without creating massive student debt requires new perspectives. This book analyses some of these compelling issues for universities to attain a sense of stability in a world that is itself rapidly changing.
Ashby-Mitchell, Kimberly: - Dr. KIMBERLY ASHBY-MITCHELL is a Public Health Scientist whose research interests centre on nutrition and health disease outcomes throughout the lifecourse, healthy ageing, health education and promotion. She is a part-time lecturer in the Public Health Nutrition program at the University of Technology, Jamaica and has also worked at the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute. She is currently a full-time lecturer in the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre at the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus). Dr Ashby-Mitchell has also served as a Consultant in the Nutrition Policy and Scientific Advice Unit at the World Health Organization in Geneva and most recently was a member of the WHO guideline development group for risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia. She has over ten years of experience as a public health researcher and was formerly based at the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing at the Australian National University (ANU). She received her doctoral degree from the ANU.
Henry, Fitzroy J.: - "PROFESSOR FITZROY J. HENRY served 17 Caribbean countries for 18 years as the Director of The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) - a specialized Center of PAHO/World Health Organization. For 14 years he was the Editor-In-Chief for CFNI's journal CAJANUS and its newsletter NYAM NEWS. His primary research interests are in policy and management with specific focus on Food and Nutrition in Illness, Wellness and Sports; Food Economics; Chronic Disease; Obesity and Public Health."
Phillips, Gareth C.: - Dr. GARETH C. PHILLIPS is an Associate Professor at the University of Technology, Jamaica, and currently serves as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies. His research areas are internationalization of higher education, college/university student development, quality assurance, policy analysis, leadership and management in education, and teaching and learning. As faculty, he is committed to supporting student holistic development by providing empowering learning experiences in- and out-of-classroom for both undergraduate and graduate students. He challenges students to become trusted transformational leaders grounded in a chosen philosophy or worldview. As a result of his extensive work with under-represented populations of students in higher education, he applies a social justice lens in advocating for better opportunities for these students. He holds a PhD in Educational Policy and Administration (Higher Education), Master of Arts in Education (Christian School/Post-Secondary Administration), and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
