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New Challenges in Graduate and Professional Education
An
Inside Higher Ed
webcast
Wednesday, November 15 at 2 p.m. EST
Slide2PresenterScott Jaschik, editor, Inside Higher Ed,
scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com
Slide3AgendaIssues that cross various graduate and professional fieldsMaster’s/Ph.D. programsLawMedicine
Business
Common themes across professional education
Slide4Issues Across Varying ProgramsDoubts about value of bachelor’s degreesNew competition for master’s degreesDemonstrating value of graduate/professional education
Uncertainty in the economy
Diversity
International enrollments
Slide5Enrollment Trends
Slide6Degree Trends
Slide7International Students - I
--Institute of International Education
Slide8International Students -- II
Slide9Casting a Wider Net
--From
National Student Clearinghouse
Slide10Doctoral Education: Where Are the Jobs?
--From Survey of Earned Doctorates
Slide11Debates Over Ph.D. Job MarketPromoting non-academic careersFocusing on decline in tenure-track positions and treatment of adjunctsQuestioning whether too many doctoral students are admitted in some fields or programs
(third rail issue!)
Slide12Doctoral Student Debt
--From Survey of Earned Doctorates
Slide13Potential Impact of Tax Bill
Slide14Does Doctoral Education Discourage Academic STEM Careers?
Slide15Law Schools’ ViabilityCriticism over job placement ratesReaction to Whittier closureConcerns on for-profit law schools
Slide16Law School AdmissionsTesting optionsReliance on testingDiversity
Slide17Flipped Med School Classrooms
Slide18Medical School GrowthNew medical schoolsSignificant growth in medical schoolsFor-profit medical schoolsConcerns about specializations
Slide19Decline of E.M.B.A.sWhy they were once seen as cash cowNew competitionDifferent educational needs
Slide20M.B.A. ProgramsDecline of full-time programsRise of specialized programs, many of which are not degrees
Slide21Across Professional Programs:Elites vs. Non-elites
Slide22QuestionsYour questionsYour ideas for future coverage
Slide23With Thanks …