Higher education and psychology in the millennium.

This article analyzes the present state of higher education and psychology in relation to the future needs of society. On the basis of the assumption that higher education has historically addressed social issues, it is proposed that our educational system and society negotiate a new "con-tract " that is appropriate to the coming decades. A model of future higher education is described, involving tradi-• tional domains of foundational and professional knowl-edge and a new emphasis on socially responsive knowl-edge. Examples are given of courses involving socially responsive knowledge in which students tudy and learn to act on and help resolve social problems. It is recom-mended that psychology incorporate socially responsive knowledge in its future curriculum, along with the contin-uation of foundational and professional education and