Top Higher Ed Trends of 2021

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY — Higher Ed Dive's studioID Embracing Innovation in Higher Ed In the face of massive disruption, institutions must ensure that people are given the skills and tools to automate rote tasks. Learn more.   The pieces below offer important insight into several of the trends that defined the last year for higher education. As the pandemic dragged on, we saw more about the ways it affected admissions and enrollment: supercharging test-optional admissions policies, forcing colleges to build the year's recruiting classes digitally and leaving some institutions starved for students. We witnessed adaptation in the classroom as colleges tried out hybrid-flexible courses and in some cases discussed emphasizing skills over degrees. We also saw financial pressures pile up, in some cases forcing colleges to close and in others driving merger conversations. And we witnessed trends unfold that cut to the heart of higher ed's mission, as politicians, administrators, professors and members of the media struggled over who should lead colleges and what their core values should be. These trends are important for leaders to understand, even if they aren't easy to navigate. Thank you for reading and for trusting us to bring them to you. We'll be back in your inbox Monday with a special edition featuring some of our best work from 2021 that we've yet to have the chance to highlight in one of our end-of-year newsletters. As always, please reach out to me with questions or comments. And if you know someone who might find our work useful, send them the following link so they can subscribe: https://www.highereddive.com/signup/insiders/?signup_referred_by=5f93078d7aa51972095c9316. Thank you for reading, Rick Seltzer Senior Editor, Higher Ed Dive E-mail | Twitter Deep Dive How the national test-optional experiment played out at US colleges The pandemic accelerated the trend, upending conventions of postsecondary admissions going forward. Deep Dive More colleges are partnering with boot camps to tap demand for short-term programs Institutions are lending their credibility to outside education providers as they seek help keeping pace with fast-changing technical fields. Deep Dive Colleges get a crash course in digital recruiting during the pandemic Enrollment professionals say recent virtual trends will stick around this year and beyond. Whether colleges take full advantage of them is another matter. Deep Dive 3 HyFlex lessons from the pandemic and what's next As colleges took classes online, some adopted an emerging delivery model that lets students participate on their own terms. But it has limitations. University of Austin shared a worldview, but does it have a business plan? Startup liberal arts university says it aims to recenter education on the pursuit of truth. Experts will watch whether it can be financially sustainable. Deep Dive A chancellor search in Georgia highlights the problems of 'partisan capture' The state's Republican leaders have a strong hand in the public system's workings — a dynamic observers argue it must break free of. Are more college closures ahead? Higher ed experts predicted many small institutions would shut down because of the pandemic, but only three schools made the call by April. There's more to PASSHE's budget woes than enrollment declines Anemic state support and intense competition have also contributed to the Pennsylvania system's financial plight. Deep Dive What other states can learn from Michigan about serving adult students Lawmakers and colleges there have been instituting policies that remove financial barriers for this often-overlooked population. Opinion President Speaks: 5 higher education trends the pandemic is accelerating Technology, student choice and career prep will factor more heavily into colleges' decision-making going forward, one president explains.

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