The Impact of Demographic Changes on Higher Education

The Impact of Demographic Changes on Higher Education
Summary of Conference Discussions July 27–28, 2005 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................1 Summary of Conference Discussions ......................................................3 Agenda .....................................................................................................10 Roster of Participants ..............................................................................12 Bibliography .............................................................................................13

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Introduction
One of the unique functions of the College Board is to provide a forum for its members to discuss emerging trends and to consider the potential impact of these trends on their individual institutions, as well as on broader education policy. In conversations with enrollment management professionals over the past year, we heard that, while most were aware of the demographic shifts that have been projected for the next decade, they wanted help in thinking through the specific implications of these changes. As a result of those conversations, the College Board invited a small group of experts to share information and identify potential issues and opportunities that higher education should be preparing for. During one-and-a-half days of wide-ranging discussions, participants provided national- and state-specific analyses of high school graduation projections, identified factors that might affect college participation rates, exchanged ideas

Bibliography: • 15 Forrest, M. and Alexander, K. L., The Influence of Population Demographics: What Does It Mean for Teachers and Teacher Education? (Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, pp. 67–73, Volume 22 (2), Fall/Winter 2004). Suro, R. and J. S. Passel, The Rise of the Second Generation: Changing Patterns in Hispanic Population Growth, Pew Hispanic Center, Washington, D.C. (October 2003). Hodgkinson, H., Educational Demographics: What Teachers Should Know, (Educational Leadership, Volume 58, Number 4, 2001). Wilds, D. J., Minorities in Higher Education, 1999–2000: Seventeeth Annual Status Report, American Council on Higher Education (2000). Mack, T. An Interview with a Futurist, (Futures Research Quarterly, Spring 2003 (1), pp. 61–69). Hollmann, F. W., T. J. Mulder and J. E. Kallan, Methodology and Assumptions for the Population Projections of the United States: 1999 to 2100, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Projections Branch (January 2000). General Web Pages of Interest Population Studies Center—University of Michigan http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/ One of the oldest population research centers in the United States. Population Studies Center—Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/content/PolicyCenters/Population/Overview.htm The Population Studies Center studies how the U.S. population is growing and changing in response to shifts in the economy, the changing roles of men and women in families, and new policy initiatives. Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity http://ccsre.stanford.edu/ Established in November 1996, the CCSRE at Stanford University provides many opportunities for teaching and research on topics of race and ethnicity from both domestic and international comparative perspectives. Population Reference Bureau http://www.prb.org/ The goal of the Population Reference Bureau is to provide timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. Population Matters: A RAND Labor and Population Program http://www.rand.org/labor/popmatters/ The goals of the Population Matters program are to highlight the importance of population policy issues and to supply a more scientific basis for public debate over population policy questions.