Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Feb 4, 2018 11:00:23 GMT -5
Headline in today's Globe:
New England colleges have one big worry: 2025
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/03/new-england-colleges-have-one-big-worry/DWUWVTg36Z2Yz9C8QO9sAM/story.html
1. What is Ann doing now with regard to admissions recruiting that she wasn't doing ten years ago?
2. What does Ann plan on doing in the future with respect to admissions recruiting that she isn't doing now?
3. What are TPTB at Holy Cross doing in overseeing and directing Ann in her admissions efforts, and have or will they be introducing some modicum of accountability?
My concern is that Ann will do too little, will retire with her gold watch, and HC will be left holding the bag when time has run out.
What the Globe reported isn't new. (The demographics are cast in concrete last decade.). These very points were raised by the re-accreditation committee some years ago. And this thread is far from the first on this topic on this board, and on the old board as well.
Several observations:
Those still championing the medieval knight mascot have to consider whether that mascot makes HC more inclusive.
Recruiting for some sports will be harder, especially if the focus of your recruiting is white athletes from the Northeast.
Assuming the capital campaign exceeds its goal, the overage, or most of it, needs to be allocated to financial aid.
New England colleges have one big worry: 2025
....Although colleges for years now have made at least some effort to diversify their campuses, the country’s changing demographics will soon give them no choice.
The nation’s high school population is becoming increasingly diverse and increasingly unable to afford high tuition prices. Additionally, experts predict a major drop in the number of high school graduates overall after the year 2025 — especially in New England — because people have had fewer babies since the 2008 economic recession.
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“Institutions in places like Massachusetts and New York and Illinois are going to be really challenged to maintain enrollments,” said Joseph Garcia, president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, whose research on this topic is the industry gold standard. “There are just not going to be enough wealthy, full-paying students to go around.”
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Earlier this month at Trinity College in Connecticut, Angel Perez, the vice president for enrollment and student success, met with his staff to formulate a plan for how they will recruit amid the expected demographic shifts.
“This is the biggest challenge higher education has right now,” Perez said.
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According to data from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the decline in high school graduates will come largely because of a decline in white public school students.
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Regionally, the story is more nuanced. The number of college applicants from the South and West is predicted to grow, while the number in the Northeast and Midwest will likely decline. About 45 percent of the nation’s high school graduates will be from the South by 2030, according to the commission’s latest report on the topic, which means New England colleges will likely focus more of their recruiting efforts there.
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Bowdoin received applications from students at 1,000 more high schools this year than three years ago, and from students of increasing economic and racial diversity, said Whitney Soule, dean of admissions and financial aid. Last year the school eliminated the application fee for any student applying for financial aid or who was the first in their family to attend college.
“It really is important that not just Bowdoin but all schools are thinking ahead of where students are, and making sure we get there,” Soule said.
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The nation’s high school population is becoming increasingly diverse and increasingly unable to afford high tuition prices. Additionally, experts predict a major drop in the number of high school graduates overall after the year 2025 — especially in New England — because people have had fewer babies since the 2008 economic recession.
.....
“Institutions in places like Massachusetts and New York and Illinois are going to be really challenged to maintain enrollments,” said Joseph Garcia, president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, whose research on this topic is the industry gold standard. “There are just not going to be enough wealthy, full-paying students to go around.”
....
Earlier this month at Trinity College in Connecticut, Angel Perez, the vice president for enrollment and student success, met with his staff to formulate a plan for how they will recruit amid the expected demographic shifts.
“This is the biggest challenge higher education has right now,” Perez said.
.....
According to data from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the decline in high school graduates will come largely because of a decline in white public school students.
....
Regionally, the story is more nuanced. The number of college applicants from the South and West is predicted to grow, while the number in the Northeast and Midwest will likely decline. About 45 percent of the nation’s high school graduates will be from the South by 2030, according to the commission’s latest report on the topic, which means New England colleges will likely focus more of their recruiting efforts there.
...
Bowdoin received applications from students at 1,000 more high schools this year than three years ago, and from students of increasing economic and racial diversity, said Whitney Soule, dean of admissions and financial aid. Last year the school eliminated the application fee for any student applying for financial aid or who was the first in their family to attend college.
“It really is important that not just Bowdoin but all schools are thinking ahead of where students are, and making sure we get there,” Soule said.
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1. What is Ann doing now with regard to admissions recruiting that she wasn't doing ten years ago?
2. What does Ann plan on doing in the future with respect to admissions recruiting that she isn't doing now?
3. What are TPTB at Holy Cross doing in overseeing and directing Ann in her admissions efforts, and have or will they be introducing some modicum of accountability?
My concern is that Ann will do too little, will retire with her gold watch, and HC will be left holding the bag when time has run out.
What the Globe reported isn't new. (The demographics are cast in concrete last decade.). These very points were raised by the re-accreditation committee some years ago. And this thread is far from the first on this topic on this board, and on the old board as well.
Several observations:
Those still championing the medieval knight mascot have to consider whether that mascot makes HC more inclusive.
Recruiting for some sports will be harder, especially if the focus of your recruiting is white athletes from the Northeast.
Assuming the capital campaign exceeds its goal, the overage, or most of it, needs to be allocated to financial aid.
