{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"News and Media","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news","author_name":"Laura Swanson Lindahl '15 MBA","author_url":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/author\/swansonl\/","title":"Harry Boyte contends that universities should renew the democratic purpose of higher education - News and Media","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ntrjEnx1zC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/07\/harry-boyte-time\/\">Harry Boyte contends that universities should renew the democratic purpose of higher education<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/07\/harry-boyte-time\/embed\/#?secret=ntrjEnx1zC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Harry Boyte contends that universities should renew the democratic purpose of higher education&#8221; &#8212; News and Media\" data-secret=\"ntrjEnx1zC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The question, &#8220;What are universities for?&#8221; elicited a number of responses in a recent article compiled by Zocalo Public Square and\u00a0published by TIME. Harry Boyte, Augsburg\u2019s Sabo Senior Fellow, argued that colleges and universities\u00a0should renew their democratic purpose, thereby highlighting\u00a0the important role\u00a0these institutions play\u00a0as public spaces for diverse interests and views to find common ground ...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/04\/Screen-Shot-2015-04-07-at-1.26.22-PM.png"}