A Call for Creativity in Higher Education

October, 01 2009

Oklahoma college presidents recently agreed that colleges and universities must assert themselves as "beacons of creativity," in part by finding new ways to reach out to students and to help keep them engaged and excited about learning. This conclusion came following a creativity forum that was held in conjunction with the Imagination Conversations Initiative, a two-year project sponsored by LCI which will include conversations in all 50 states highlighting the importance of imaginative thinking. Read more in the Associated Press' article about the Oklahoma City forum and visit the Imagination Conversations website.

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