Description
Book SynopsisFollowing Grawe's seminal first book, this volume answers the question: How can a college or university prepare for forecasted demographic disruptions?Demographic changes promise to reshape the market for higher education in the next 15 years. Colleges are already grappling with the consequences of declining family size due to low birth rates brought on by the Great Recession, as well as the continuing shift toward minority student populations. Each institution faces a distinct market context with unique organizational strengths; no one-size-fits-all answer could suffice. In this essential follow-up to Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education, Nathan D. Grawe explores how proactive institutions are preparing for the resulting challenges that lie ahead. While it isn't possible to reverse the demographic tide, most institutions, he argues persuasively, can mitigate the effects. Drawing on interviews with higher education leaders, Grawe explores successful avenues of response, i
Trade ReviewGrawe's book is unapologetically empirical, focusing on specific programmes, policies and approaches already piloted with success . . .
The Agile College convincingly shows that succumbing to despondency is a premature response to the impending demographic disruption.
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Times Higher EducationThe Agile College debunks the idea that colleges and universities are helpless in the face of demographic trends.
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Inside Higher EdTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Demographic Pressures
Chapter 1. Evolving Demographic Trends
Chapter 2. Updated Projections of Higher Education Demand
Chapter 3. New Lenses for Higher Education Demand
Chapter 4. A Detailed Examination by Race
Part II. The Response of Higher Education
Chapter 5. Strategies and Tactics for Tackling Disruptive Change
Chapter 6. Recruitment and Financial Aid Policies
Chapter 7. Retention Initiatives
Chapter 8. Program Reforms
Chapter 9. Reorganization, Rightsizing, and Other Names for Retrenchment
Chapter 10. Growth Plans
Chapter 11. Collaborative Action
Chapter 12. Something between Chicken Little and Pollyanna
Appendix 1. Methods
Appendix 2. Comparison to WICHE Forecasts
Notes
References
Index
