The Future of Higher Education Summer “Class”

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Summer 2024 – Feel free to send your email if you would like to be invited to our Google Meet or join us in person on the campus of Southwestern University.

Course Description

Everyone likes to prognosticate what universities will be like in the future, but few people study and use emerging data to more accurately estimate the future of higher education. In this class, we will be reading and discussing the major trends currently impacting universities and how scholars believe these changes will alter the current landscape of higher education over the next decade.

Facilitator – Jeff Doyle

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  2. Linked In – focused on emerging higher ed. issues-

Wednesdays from 10-11:30 a.m. in Prothro 163 or Google Meet

Schedule of reading for each week (see next page for readings)

  1. June 5 – articles 1-3
  2. June 12 – articles 4-6
  3. June 19 – Holiday
  4. June 26 – articles 7-9
  5. July 3 – articles 10-12
  6. July 10 – articles 13-15

Class Prep

For our “class” each week, students will be asked to share the following about 2 of the 3 articles.

  1. What most impacted or improved your thinking in reading this article?
  2. What would you suggest your university or company consider doing differently as a result of what you learned in this article?
  3. What is one question you would like to ask the class about this article?

Best Broad-based Recent Publications on the Future of Higher Education

2021 book by a colleague in Waco
  1. The incredible shrinking future of college – Nov 2022 – Vox – New America Think Tank VP for Education Policy – Kevin Carey- https://shorturl.at/Rrt4f
  2. The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education – Dec 2022 – Inside Higher Ed – U. of Texas Higher Education Scholar Steve Mintz – https://shorturl.at/NeApw
  3. The Future of Higher Education: 5 Trends to Watch – March 2023 – Workday – Workday Staff – https://shorturl.at/apT3G
  4. What Higher Education Will Look Like in 2030 – August 2023 – Quad C – CEO Tutor Ocean Will Li – https://shorturl.at/q7oGB
  5. On The Future of Higher Education – Sept 2023 – Tedx (14 min.) – President of Oslo U. & Norwegian U. of Life Sciences Curt Rice – https://tinyurl.com/5n8vmrh5
  6. 2025: A Look into the Future of Higher Education – Oct 2023 – Wiley – Wiley Fellows – https://shorturl.at/so31X (short – infographic)
  7. 2024 Predictions: Emerging Trends in Higher Education – Dec 2023 – BPPE – CEO Sandra Norderhaug – https://tinyurl.com/yxtua4fx
  8. Five Higher Education Trends to Watch for in 2024 – Jan 2024 – Forbes – Former Missouri State U. President Michael T. Nietzel – https://tinyurl.com/3732ryjd
  9. 10 Higher Ed Trends to Watch in 2024 – Jan 2024 – InsideTrack – InsideTrack staff – https://tinyurl.com/y8m2pvm7 (slightly longer)
  10. Three Predictions for Higher Education – Jan 2024 -The Evolllution – SVP of Lindenwood U. Joseph Sallustio – https://tinyurl.com/2n9ws3h8
  11. Top 10 Higher Education Predictions for 2024 – Jan 2024 -Tyton – Tyton Higher Education Leaders – https://tinyurl.com/bdhedste
  12. 2024 Higher Education Trends – April 2024 – Deloitte – Deloitte Higher Ed Experts – https://tinyurl.com/haspmhy4 (slightly longer)
  13. The Future of AI in Higher Education – Feb 2024 – Educause – Sr. Researcher Jenay Robert – https://tinyurl.com/2uh64xtc
  14. 7 Challenges Threatening the Future of Higher Educ. – March 2024 – Best Colleges – Lead Writer Mark Drozdowski – https://tinyurl.com/2weseus4
  15. 11 Top Trends in Higher Education: Data, Insights & Predictions – April 2024 – Research.com – Chief Data Scientist Imed Bouchrika – https://tinyurl.com/zjvstktf (slightly longer)

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