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Mind the Gap: Practical Applications for Narrowing the Opportunity Gap at Public Institutions APLU Annual Meeting, November 11, 2019 Beth Boehm Provost, University of Louisville Monica Brockmeyer Associate Provost for Student Success, Wayne
Mind the Gap: Practical Applications for Narrowing the Opportunity Gap at Public Institutions
APLU Annual Meeting, November 11, 2019
Beth Boehm Provost, University of Louisville Monica Brockmeyer Associate Provost for Student Success, Wayne State University Brit Kirwan Chancellor Emeritus of the University System of Maryland Rahim S. Rajan Deputy Director, Postsecondary Success
THE VALUE OF COLLEGE
Opportunity in the United States is not attainable without postsecondary education today.
Source: Chetty, Raj, et al. “The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Income Mobility Since 1940.” Opportunity Insights, Dec. 2016; “Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States: An Intergenerational Perspective.” Opportunity Insights, March 2018; “Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility.” Opportunity Insights, July 2017.
Top Quintile: Richest 20%
Did Not Attend College (100) Attended College (100)
4 1 9 9 2 2 1 7 2 3 2 8 2 1 4 2 1 5
Lifetime Income Distribution of 100 Children Born into Poverty (Bottom Income Quintile)
Postsecondary Value Commission
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT & COMPLETION GAPS
Gaps by race/ethnicity and income limit equitable access to economic mobility
Attainment: U.S. Census Bureau (2017). Educational Attainment, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Estimated Attainment: Cahalan, M., Perna, L. W., Yamashita, M., Wright-Kim, J. & Jiang, N. (2019). 2019 Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: Historical Trend Report. Washington, DC: The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. Completion Rates: IPEDS (2017) Graduation Rate Surveys. Includes Title-IV, degree-granting institutions in the US 50 States. Completion is measured at 150% of normal time and includes any completion type.
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22% 29% 30% 31% 42% 46% 64%
Attainment (% w/ AA+) for working-age adults (25-64) by Race/Ethnicity (2017) National Average Asian White non-Hispanic AI/AN Black/AA Pacific Islander Latinx
31% 31% 40% 42% 48% 54% 64%
Completion Rates by Race/Ethnicity (2017)
National Average Asian White non-Hispanic Black/AA Pacific Islander Latinx AI/AN
13% 20% 47% 62%
Estimated Bachelor’s attainment by age 24 by Income Quartile (2017) Highest income quartile 3rd income quartile 2nd income quartile Lowest income quartile
38% 57%
Completion Rates by Pell/Loan Status (2017)
Non-Pell Recipients Pell Recipients
OUR STRATEGY: INCREASING OPPORTUNITY AND MOBILITY
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Increasing Student Success Rates Decreasing Gaps in Success by Race and Income More Mobility and Competitiveness
Where We Invest Where We Are Where We Want to Be
Transformation
Institutional Partnerships and Networks
Policy Advocacy
Data and Information Finance/Financial Aid
Innovation
Digital Learning Technology-Enabled Advising Redesigned Remedial Courses
Low Student Success Rates Large Gaps in Success by Race and Income Less Mobility and Competitiveness
APLU Conference – November 11, 2019
Gradua uation R Rates 2 2012 E 12 Entering C Cohort* - 2018 G 18 Gradua uation Y Year
N = 500 239 graduated (48%) N = 91 27 graduated (30%) N = 156 72 graduated (46%) N = 62 25 graduated (40%) N = 40 21 graduated (52%) N = 202 105 graduated (52%) N = 184 119 graduated (65%) Underprepared* (UP) N = 349 * Students who are not college-ready in
following subjects: writing, reading, and mathematics Underfunded* (UF) N = 855 *Students who are Pell grant recipients during year of entry Underrepresented Minority* (URM) N = 488 *Students who self-identify as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and two or more races Overall University Cohort* 6-year Graduation Rate: 56.6%
*First-time, Full-time, Baccalaureate Degree-seeking Students White students: N=2,037 of which 26.6% were Underfunded and 10.7% were Underprepared
Closing t the O Opportun unity G Gap: URM RM, U Underprepared, U Underfunded
2006-2008
(published 2010)
2012-2013
(published 2017)
33% 26% 48% 50% WSU Graduation Rates 32.5% 29.5%
Educational Disparities
(between White students and Black students)
Outcomes after only one year:
1st to 2nd year retention rate for Black VIP students who took First Year Seminar: 1st to 2nd year retention rate for White students: 81%
93%
Monica Brockmeyer, Senior Associate Provost For Student Success mbrockmeyer@wayne.edu
Postsecondary.gatesfoundation.org @GatesEd Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation