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The true role of universities has always been the improvement of society. Developing leaders is a key part of that. The scholars of universities immerse themselves in the values, ethics, culture, and history of a society and then communicate it to the students. Those of us in the humanities tend to think of innovation as something that happens outside, in the world of business, especially in the digital world. However, courses in innovation and entrepreneurship have started to take hold in schools of communication. Versi�n en espa�ol Beyond commercialization For academics, who seek knowledge for its own sake, there is something slightly perverse or unclean in considering their work from the point of view of its application in the business world. But innovation goes far beyond mere monetization. Read more �

Versi�n en espa�ol BRISTOL, England -- A few years ago, I was on a team designing a master's degree in digital journalism . The university required that we propose three areas of research for the professors in this program to pursue. One subject area we proposed was new business models for news. Another was the use of social networks in distribution of news. I forget the third. All three were rejected by the university's academic authority because they were not on the list of approved areas of research, and it appeared that we could not launch the program. However, we appealed to the vice chancellor, who persuaded the academic authorities that an innovative university program could (and should) include areas of research not on the approved list. Read more �