I came here to post about recruiting problems and the demographic cliff, but you've already said it. :-)
Even public colleges with more male-attracting majors are talking about this problem, but you're right, it's especially acute at liberal arts colleges. Even the name-brand SLAC where I got my first gig after my PhD was having recruitme…
I came here to post about recruiting problems and the demographic cliff, but you've already said it. :-)
Even public colleges with more male-attracting majors are talking about this problem, but you're right, it's especially acute at liberal arts colleges. Even the name-brand SLAC where I got my first gig after my PhD was having recruitment problems when I was there. It's much worse for less prestigious institutions.
I don't like Rufo's methods (the last thing higher ed needs is more highly paid administrative positions), but it would indeed be a big success if he could recruit students who might otherwise skip college.
I came here to post about recruiting problems and the demographic cliff, but you've already said it. :-)
Even public colleges with more male-attracting majors are talking about this problem, but you're right, it's especially acute at liberal arts colleges. Even the name-brand SLAC where I got my first gig after my PhD was having recruitment problems when I was there. It's much worse for less prestigious institutions.
I don't like Rufo's methods (the last thing higher ed needs is more highly paid administrative positions), but it would indeed be a big success if he could recruit students who might otherwise skip college.
In a twist, I just learned that are new dean of liberal arts is actually a refugee from new college of Florida!