The President’s Colloquy on Higher Education, Fall 2007
Wednesday, October 31
President David R. Anderson
The Future Environment for Liberal Arts Colleges: Changing Student Demographics, Rising Costs, and Stiffer Competition
The Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (CILA) is pleased to announce the inaugural session of the “President’s Colloquy on Higher Education.” As President Anderson describes this series, “it is intended to be an occasional series of conversations about issues facing higher education in America and their impact on St. Olaf.” He plans to lead one faculty lunch conversation each semester, and to invite occasional speakers to campus to address important issues in higher education.
For this first session, David plans to lead a discussion based on a recent article by Robert Sevier (Senior Vice President at Stamats, a higher education consulting firm). The article, “Still Dreading the Perfect Storm: Looming on the Horizon: A Triple Threat of Changing Student Demographics, Rising Costs, and Stiffer Competition,” is not available on-line, but we will make sure everyone registered for this CILA Lunch Conversation receives a paper copy in advance. Thank you to Trusteeship magazine for permission to reproduce this article from their July/August 2007 issue.
