higher education: meeting the needs of the 21 st century
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Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21 st Century. David R. Hopkins President, Wright State University. American Higher Education Over Time. In the 20 th century, the United States was the envy of the world. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century
David R. HopkinsPresident, Wright State University
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In the 20th century, the United States was the envy of the world
American Higher Education Over Time
First Institutions to Inculcate Democracy
17th – 18th Century
Land Grant Institutions
1862
Research Fueling Industrial Revolution
1880s 20th CenturyGraduates leading the
technological revolution
Higher education covenant with government: Adapting over time to serve society
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Today: Higher Education at a Crossroads• Ohio: Quality and Value
(summer 2014) initiative
• Federal: Rankings (2015) tied to federal support
Ohio State Appropriation per Dollar of Gross Tuition
$0.472013
$2.141980
78% decrease
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“America is facing a jobs crisis, but it’s not the one you know about.”
- Anthony Carnavale, Georgetown University Center
on Education and the Workforce
Meeting the Demands of the 21st Century
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We must get more of today’s students to the finish line of their degrees.
Serving 21st Century Students
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Serving 21st Century Students
• Students in the second income quartile =~20 % chance of graduating college
• Of 20 million students, 75% are juggling work and family
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The more relevant institutions in the 21st century will be value-added institutions that focus on “inclusion” of all students to reach
the finish line.
21st Century Model of Higher Education
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Value= Meeting students where they are academically, economically, and experientially, to get them to the finish line as they define it.
21st Century Model of Higher Education
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• Improving metrics and funding focused on outcomes• Completion index• Experiential learning• Ohio Academic Coaching Paradigm
• Ohio public institutions should work together on pathways
• Policy and funding changes
How Do We Get There?
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Wright State has the opportunity to be a leader!