The National University System was established in 2001 to meet the emerging challenges and demands of education in the 21st century. The System is uniquely aligned to connect a diverse population of students to a network of innovative educational programs that are relevant to their lives, careers, and the marketplace and are delivered in a format that respects competing life priorities.
New recruit "Pepper" the robot, a humanoid robot designed to welcome and take care of visitors and patients, holds the hand of a new born baby at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium. (FRANCOIS LENOIR /
Kelly Cunningham, National University System
Answer: Yes
Technology and automation are taking over routine, repetitive tasks. But the exponential rise in processing power and ubiquity of digitized information means computers are increasingly able to perform complicated tasks more cheaply and effectively than people as well. A recent study by Oxford University suggests 47 percent of today’s jobs could be automated in the next two decades. Employment growth will occur for highly skilled workers, while unskilled and middle-skill craft work will be increasingly supplanted.