Why History Matters

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How an institution remembers its history, what use it makes of its important historical moments, and how the interpretation of those events divide or coalesce an institutions stakeholders shape our understanding of the past and, often quite powerfully, shape the present. The task in Why History Matters is to use contemporary writing and original documents to sort through historical events as historians understand them and simultaneously to ask how those events shape our current views of higher education. The module argues that historical moments are rarely simply events that once happened. They matter because interpretations of the events - some of which occurred over long periods of time- are both controversial and become part of the institutional culture at an institution. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management.