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Our Compelling ChallengePreparing Diverse Students through
Faculty Governance and
Quality Preparation
Preparing Diverse Students through
Faculty Governance and
Quality Preparation
Fall Enrollments in U.S. Degree-granting Institutionssource: National Center for Education Statistics
186952,2861909
355,2131949
2,659,0211979
11,569,8991999
14,791,224
today20 million+
1910scredit hour
diverse students1970top 26%
2015top 42%
enrollment rates of 18- to 24-year-olds in degree-granting institutions
enrollment by Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asians:
enrollment by students eligible for financial aid:
15% 19%
1976 1990 2009
34%
46%
1990 2009
66%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
30%
1976
diverse studentsUtah population of non-white and non-Hispanic:
1950
2%
2000
15%
2050
20%
Source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Utah
“Only a subset of ethnic groups have been captured in this official accounting system, and this has resulted in the consistent portrayal of the
population as being more culturally and ethnically monolithic than it is.”Utah Economic and Business Review Volume 68 Number 3, 2008
Preparing Diverse Students through
Faculty Governance and
Quality Preparation
Preparing Diverse Students through
Faculty Governance and
Quality Preparation
Jobs have become moreintellectually demanding.
quality preparationportion of U.S. jobs requiring at least a two-year degree
197328%
201845%
Source: Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce
“Organizations are looking for employees to use a broader set of skills and have higher levels of learning and knowledge than in the past.”
89%
rising expectations of employers
Source: Raising the Bar, Hart Research Associates
197328%
“Organizations are looking for employees to use a broader set of skills and have higher levels of learning and knowledge than in the past.”
coordinationcomplexity
“Organizations are looking for employees to use a broader set of skills and have higher levels of learning and knowledge than in the past.”
quality preparationwage premium for skilled labor
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
37%
49%59%
48%
66%
78% 81%
wage premium for skilled labor
Claudia GoldinLawrence KatzHarvard University
relative change in supply and demand since 1970
2%average annual growth1.5%
average annual growth
81%
89%
81%
quality preparationwage premium for skilled labor
DQP
Preparing Diverse Students through
Faculty Governance and
Quality Preparation
Preparing Diverse Students through
Faculty Governance and
Quality Preparation
DQP
Christopher CratsleyProfessor of Biology
Director of AssessmentFitchburg State University
“We’ve seen that some assignments are sometimes not as good as others at eliciting these skills [such as quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and writing].
“That helps us think about how we create a balance in the instruction we give.”
“We’ve seen that some assignments are sometimes not as good as others at eliciting these skills [such as quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and writing].
“That helps us think about how we create a balance in the instruction we give.”
David AutorMIT
“If it's just technical skill, there's a reasonable chance it can be automated, and if it's just being empathetic or flexible, there's an infinite supply of people, so a job won't be well paid.
“It's the interaction of both that is virtuous.”
Our Compelling ChallengePreparing Diverse Students through
Faculty Governance and
Quality Preparation
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