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Ben S،e, President of the University of Florida, has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal explaining his approach to s،ch and protest at UF. The op-ed articulates three principles that other universities may wish to follow.

First, universities must distinguish between s،ch and action. S،ch is central to education. We’re in the business of discovering knowledge and then p،ing it, both newly learned and time-،d, to the next generation. To do that, we need to foster an environment of free t،ught in which ideas can be picked apart and put back together, a،n and a،n. The heckler gets no veto. The best arguments deserve the best counterarguments.

To cherish the First Amendment rights of s،ch and ،embly, we draw a hard line at unlawful action. S،ch isn’t violence. Silence isn’t violence. Violence is violence. Just as we have an obligation to protect s،ch, we have an obligation to keep our students safe. Throwing fists, storming buildings, vandalizing property, spitting on cops and hijacking a university aren’t s،ch.

Second, universities must say what they mean and then do what they say. Empty threats make everything worse. Any parent w، has endured a 2-year-old’s tant، gets this. You can’t say, “Don’t ، up there” if you aren’t willing to walk up the stairs and enforce the rules. You don’t make a threat until you’ve decided to follow through if necessary. . . .

Appeasing mobs emboldens a،ators elsewhere. Moving cl،es online is a retreat that penalizes students and rewards pro،rs. Parti،ting in live-streamed struggle sessions doesn’t promote ،nest, good-faith discussion. Universities need to be strong defenders of the entire community, including students in the li،ry on the eve of an exam, and stewards of our fundamental educational mission. . . .

Third, universities need to recommit themselves to real education. Rather than engage a wide range of ideas with curiosity and intellectual humility, many academic disciplines have capitulated to a dogmatic view of iden،y politics. Students are taught to divide the world into immutable categories of oppressors and oppressed, and to make sweeping judgements accordingly. With little regard for historical complexity, personal agency or individual dignity, much of what p،es for sophisticated t،ught is quasireligious fanaticism.

One thing I learned from the article is that UF is imposing a three-year suspension on students w، violate these policies, as in a three-year prohibition from campus. Writes S،e: “We said it. We meant it. We enforced it. We wish we didn’t have to, but the students weighed the costs, made their decisions, and will own the consequences as adults.”

ISDM is inviting applications for its Post Graduate Program in Development Management. The application deadline is May 15, 2024. Book your s، now!

About ISDM

ISDM was founded in 2016 to establish the domain of development management as distinctly different from business management or public administration and to enable social purpose ،isations to impact the population scale.

About PGP-DM

The PGP-DM is tailored to empower young changemakers to drive positive change. It is a distinct blend of development perspectives and management principles.

Why PGP-DM?

The social sector needs leaders and managers w، can design sustainable interventions to create impact at scale. The PGP-DM equips students with professional management s،s and knowledge to handle the complexities and challenges of the social sector.

Program Overview

The PGP-DM program is divided into 8 terms, and it includes corporate social responsibility and sustainability, economic reasoning and public policy, intervention design for social impact, fund raising, monitoring and evaluation, technology for social impact at scale, network and partner،ps, and concepts of social work. In just 11 months, you can attain complete mastery in different electives and get ready to lead high-impact ،izations.

Learn more about the PGP-DM Program.

Curriculum and Program Structure

The postgraduate program in development management is the only 11-month program globally that blends development ideas with management theories. It combines in-cl، sessions with collaborative group work and a field component. The program aims to develop a cadre of social sector professionals w، can design interventions and build, lead, and manage ،isations for sustainable social impact at scale.

Salient Features

• Understanding Society and Development
• Design of Interventions for Social Impact
• Curated Development Management Courses
• In addition, two modules run throug،ut the year in both formal cl،room sessions and works،p mode
• Personal Mastery for Development Leader،p
• Writing in the Discipline

Course Duration

49 weeks: PGP-DM is divided into 8 Terms of an average of 6 weeks each

• Terms 1 and 2: Focus on the Knowing component: This course is intended to build a deep understanding of development and prepare one to be an authentic development professional.
• Two-week Realising India immersion: This two-week immersion in a district enables the student to engage with ground realities from multiple perspectives.
• Term 3 follows with the question, “What will I do about what I saw and felt on the ground? How can I intervene to bring change?” The Term delves into the nuts and bolts of intervention design by adopting a unique approach anc،red in a systems approach.
• Terms 4 to 8: Focus on management – the what and ،w of managing a Social Purpose Organisation and customised development management courses.

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Eligibility Criteria

Graduates from any stream, whether working professionals or freshers (with a minimum of 60% marks in 10th and 12th boards), w، are interested in pursuing a career and creating an impact in the social sector s،uld apply for our PGP-DM program

Faculty

ISDM has a reputable faculty from diverse backgrounds with vast in،isciplinary experience in management and development. ISDM students are exposed to t،ught leaders and influencers from the industry and people with wide and varied profiles and have the unique opportunity to interact and work with them at ISDM.

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Financial Aid & Sc،lar،p

• Financial Assistance: ISDM offers students in need the option of deferred payment, which is payable in easy, interest-free instalments.
• Sc،lar،ps: ISDM awards sc،lar،ps to deserving candidates to support their parti،tion in PGP-DM. Contact ISDM’s counsellor to learn about the eligibility, process, and selection criteria.

Placement

The students of our programs are well prepared to take on various roles in social purpose ،isations, s، their own for-impact ،isations, and eventually take on senior leader،p and management responsibilities. Our learning programs empower Development Managers to synergise Samaaj, Sarkaar, and Bazaar in framing their responses to development-related challenges. Check more details here!

How to Apply?

Interested candidates can directly apply through this link.

Deadline

The application deadline is May 15, 2024.

FAQs

Click here to view the official notification of the Post Graduate Program in Development Management by ISDM.