UMSYSTEM.EDU Open – R&P COMM - 6 August 2009

10 Public Higher Education Issues(Consensus)

1. Accountability for student learning (e.g., outcomes)2. Access and student success3. Price of tuition4. Budgets and funding (states’ fiscal crisis)5. Student aid policy6. Aligning the P-20 education system7. Tax policies, benefits8. e-learning9. Diversity10. Competition from for-profit institutions

Sources: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges; Association of Public Land-Grant Universities; Institute of Government and Public Affairs; National Education Association; American Association of State Colleges and Universities; JBL Associates; James Duderstadt

UMSYSTEM.EDU Open – R&P COMM - 6 August 2009

Additional Trends

• More reliance on community colleges• Development of consistent consumer

information• Board accountability• Federal support for scientific research• Global competitiveness• Significant STEM education needs• Veteran/military education (new GI Bill)

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