Layman is joined by Creston Davis, Ph.D., to discuss his innovate, blockchain-modeled higher education project, The Global Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS).  They discuss the genesis and intentions for the project; the problems of the debt-strapping of so many students, and the overwork of faculty, under our current system; the promise of P2P, decentralized approaches to education going forward; the nature of truly liberative education, and the need for the promotion of post-ideological, critical thought; the potential promise and problems of the Austin University project; the difference between knowledge and wisdom, and possible approaches to the cultivation of wisdom in higher education; and much more.  

DISCLAIMER:  Regarding Creston’s statement at 3:21 that his students reported to him their frustrations with having so much student debt while being underemployed. this is not to be taken as all of Rollins’ graduates but only the ones that talked to Creston about this situation. In other words, this statement does not reflect graduates of Rollins but only the graduates that spoke about their frustrations with Creston.  Creston Davis, (Ph.D. University of Virginia, MTS Duke University) is the founder and director of The Global Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS) and the Chancellor and CEO of GCAS College Dublin.  Creston was promoted to Associate Professor at Rollins College (2012) and has published books with The MIT Press, Columbia and Duke University Press. He is the creator of and co-edits the Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics and Culture series, an academic book series published by Columbia University Press. He currently researches future consciousness, sustainability, and advanced technologies.  

The Global Center for Advanced Studies http://globaladvancedstudies.org 

GCAS College Dublin https://gcas.ie/

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