Trends In Higher Education

As WSU strives to accomplish its mission to be an essential educational, cultural and economic driver for Kansas, the university is mindful of the changing landscape of higher education and the need to become more adaptive and creative in our approaches. Below are links to articles relevant to these new approaches. It is the university’s hope that these articles will not only show the context in which WSU is operating but help generate new ideas in the WSU community about how the university can better position itself to meet the changing needs of Kansas.

Adaptive Learning

• Commission on Higher Education and Employability

• A Conversation on Skills Gaps at the Economic Graph Forum

• Data Points: Adult Workers and Postsecondary Credentials

• Beyond Vocational: Adult Education Confronts the Fourth Industrial Revolution

• Entrepreneur 101: To nurture job growth, U.S. universities seed start-up

• Higher Ed Needs More Speed Boats, Fewer Battleships

• How Digital Credentialing is Driving the Shift Towards a Learning Economy

• How Universities Should Manage Innovation

• Imagining A Blockchain University

• The Future of College Looks Like the Future of Retail

• The Liberal Arts and the Meaning of a University

• Making Sense of the College Curriculum

• Some want to get rid of college majors -- here's how that could go wrong

• Stackable degrees could be the future of higher education, experts say

• Study: The U.S. isn't doing enough to prepare students for the automation age

• The Third Education Revolution

• These rare schools see benefits of combining AP classes with vocational training

• Why It Takes a Village to Boost Industry Demand for Short-Term Credentials

• Why liberal arts and the humanities are as important as engineering

• Workforce of Tomorrow: Shifting to the New Collar Economy

• With the Growth in the Number of Short-Term Credential Programs, Why is Stackability and Employer Engagement Critical?

• 5 keys to boosting student retention

• Three Keys to Fostering an Innovative Culture on Your Campus

Perception of Higher Education

• The Business of Higher Education

• Changing Public Perceptions of Higher Ed

• Education As A Benefit: More Companies Support Degree Pathways

• Elevating College Completion

• Imagining A Blockchain University
• Make Education a Lifelong Endeavor
• The Reinvention of America
• This Is What Georgia Tech Thinks College Will Look Like in 2040
• Why a College Degree has Become More Important After the Great Recession, Not Less
• Why liberal arts and the humanities are as important as engineering
• With Changing Students and Times, Colleges Are Going Back to School
• Most Americans say higher ed is heading in wrong direction, but partisans disagree on why

Community Business and Collaboration/Research Parks

• Got a Video-Gaming Team? What About an Arena for It?

• How higher education sets Virginia apart

• How the digital economy shapes American cities

• Why Companies and Universities Should Forge Long-Term Collaborations

Workforce Development and Economic Driver

• Are America's colleges promoting social mobility?

• A Conversation on Skills Gaps at the Economic Graph Forum

• From public housing to college: new national pilot helps low-income students in LA make that journey

• Georgia State Reinvents Itself as an Engine of Social Mobility

• Merging Work & Learning to Develop The Human Skills That Matter

• New Approach to Apprenticeships