Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21 st Century
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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!