Adapt or die: 3 ways to transform your institution in a changing landscape
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There is plenty of evidence of the economic and personal benefits for individuals who earn a bachelor’s degree. Those benefits also extend to the communities where college graduates live and the industries in which they work. But when a myriad of obstacles prevent a majority of college-aged Americans from attaining that goal, there is something very wrong with our current higher education model.
It’s time for schools, particularly those predominantly serving lower-income and first-generation college students, to radically change their structure. Otherwise, our institutions will not survive, a loss that has catastrophic implications for the future of millions of underserved young people and for our nation, whose economic health depends on a growing skilled and educated workforce.
Originally published: April 4, 2024
Author: Michael Avaltroni
Position: President
Institution: Fairleigh Dickinson University
Published by: University Business