Much of higher education was originally designed to meet the needs of full time 18-22 year-old students who enter directly from high school. However, the New Majority of our students are older, likely to swirl among institutions, and have significant adult responsibilities outside of the classroom. Academic Transformation: A Design Approach for the New Majority is a call to transform colleges and universities to meet the academic and student experience needs of New Majority students and for adult educators to become advocates, allies, and resources for needed reforms. Book contributors, including faculty, staff and administrators at public, private and community colleges, provide insights for this transformation. Taking a personalized approach based on a wide range of experiences, the contributors provide a framework for cross-campus conversations and collaborations to help stakeholders across the institution to understand New Majority learners' strengths, needs and challenges within an increasingly competitive educational market. The text begins with a description of New Majority learners, explores enrollment management and student experience considerations, articulates a retention model and adapted high impact practices to support student success, navigates technology considerations, and addresses the impact of academic transformation for New Majority learners on higher education finance.
Acknowledgements Chapter 1- An Introduction to the New Majority- Eric Malm Chapter 2- The Pragmatic Mindset of New Majority Students- Ayisha Sereni Chapter 3- Providing Student-Centered Support for Adult Students- Pat Griffin Chapter 4- Fit/Fear/Focus: Developing Learners' Sense of Belonging, Security, and Hope- Marguerite Weber Chapter 5- Technology: Higher Education Disruption and New Majority Learner Access- Paul Walsh Chapter 6- Program and Course Design for the New Majority- Bill Egan Chapter 7- The Financial Dimension: Institutional Readiness for New Majority Learners- Marguerite Weber and Eric Malm Chapter 8- Learning with Others: Working with Others to Build the New Majority Institution- Marguerite Weber, Eric Malm, and Beverley Schneller References About the Editors About the Contributors
Acknowledgements Chapter 1- An Introduction to the New Majority- Eric Malm Chapter 2- The Pragmatic Mindset of New Majority Students- Ayisha Sereni Chapter 3- Providing Student-Centered Support for Adult Students- Pat Griffin Chapter 4- Fit/Fear/Focus: Developing Learners' Sense of Belonging, Security, and Hope- Marguerite Weber Chapter 5- Technology: Higher Education Disruption and New Majority Learner Access- Paul Walsh Chapter 6- Program and Course Design for the New Majority- Bill Egan Chapter 7- The Financial Dimension: Institutional Readiness for New Majority Learners- Marguerite Weber and Eric Malm Chapter 8- Learning with Others: Working with Others to Build the New Majority Institution- Marguerite Weber, Eric Malm, and Beverley Schneller References About the Editors About the Contributors
