I feel that there will always be a place for the university - the original need, to connect students with teachers, is a powerful one. The question is in what f

I feel that there will always be a place for the university - the original need, to connect students with teachers, is a powerful one. The question is in what form this need is met, and it will determine which universities live or die. We have proven that to some extent computing infrastructure is able to shoulder some of the heavy load of education and instruction. Therefore, I predict that in-person universities will become places of human connection and specific, personalized learning. The basic building blocks, such as libraries and lecture halls, will be significantly transformed into collaborative, social, and study spaces better suited to the needs of connected students. In-university research might be supplanted with cross-university collaboration in shared labs and spaces, with traditional office needs largely being met by computers. The university probably isn't going away any time soon, but I feel like the relationships inside of it are going to be significantly rewired.