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Government agencies to lose senior employees 

Governmental agencies at all levels are expected to lose large segments of their workforce to retirement in the next four years.  The development and implementation of a strategy to ensure the timely replenishment of this workforce presents a significant opportunity for universities and colleges. (September 2004)

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Fifty years of college choice: social, political and institutional influences on the decision-making process

Reviews 50 years of changes in student demographics, admissions practices and shifts in public policies relating to student choice. (September 2004)

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The University of Missouri, Strategic Planning Process

Several reports on proposed and necessary changes for the University of Missouri.  (June 2004)

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Reactions to the gender shift

Women students now outnumber men on most college campuses in the US, and more women than men are earning bachelor's degrees.  This article explores the impact this demographic shift will have on higher education and the job market.  (April 2004)

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Ahead of the next wave - Generation Y

This article concludes that although the number of 21-year-old’s per year will not change significantly, their importance will, and the increased economic independence of women as means that families of college-graduate women will have a much greater spending power than they did in the past. (September 2003)

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Diversity, demographics, and dollars: Challenges for higher education

Traces the changing demographic and economic factors affecting higher education.  (July 2002)

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Florida International University: Millennium strategic planning

Concise but dense demographic projections for 2015.  (August 2001)

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The future of education, employment and training policy: A conversation with Tony Carnevale

Forum report discusses demographic and economic trends that will impact the next generation of college students (Generation Y).  (July 2001)

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Trends and scenarios of American educational consumers and technologies, 2000-2020 

Short article with some potential scenarios of how consumer and technology trends will likely impact education.  (2001)

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Global trends 2015: A dialogue about the future with nongovernment experts

CIA report presents broad demographical and educational patterns that will influence higher education in the future.  (December 2000)

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Futures project: Policy for higher education in a changing world: June 2000, briefing on demographics

A paper for discussion only, but presents key numbers concerning demographics for 2015 and cites excellent sources worth reviewing.  (June 2000) 

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Achieving equity as Generation Y goes to college

This article calls attention to the 19% increase in the number of high school school graduates that will be qualified to attend college by 2015, an increase of 2.6 million students.  Minorities will make up eighty percent of this increase in student population.  (undated web article)

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