Virginia Tech Beyond Boundaries 2024 Updated Report

Abstract

In spring 2023, President Sands requested that Drs. Belanger, Johnson, and Ross serve as co-chairs to update the “Beyond Boundaries: A 2047 Vision” in light of recent global developments and related lessons learned, such as those involving remote education and work during the pandemic, heightened societal and political polarizations, the affordability crisis, public loss of confidence in higher education, and increased concerns over mental health and the looming “enrollment cliff.