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Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21 st Century

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.

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Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21 st Century

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  1. Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century David R. Hopkins President, Wright State University

  2. American Higher Education Over Time In the 20th century, the United States was the envy of the world Higher education covenant with government: Adapting over time to serve society

  3. 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 $0.47 2013 $2.14 1980 78% decrease

  4. Meeting the Demands of the 21st Century “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

  5. Serving 21st Century Students We must get more of today’s students to the finish line of their degrees.

  6. 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

  7. 21st Century Model of Higher Education 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.

  8. 21st Century Model of Higher Education Value= Meeting students where they are academically, economically, and experientially, to get them to the finish line as they define it.

  9. How Do We Get There? • 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

  10. Wright State has the opportunity to be a leader!

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