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Working Inside the Box: How Small Steps Cumulatively Expand Access to Large Public Universities

Working Inside the Box: How Small Steps Cumulatively Expand Access to Large Public Universities

Marty Anne Gustafson, Jeffrey Russell
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781668438091|ISBN10: 1668438097|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668438107|EISBN13: 9781668438114
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3809-1.ch021
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Gustafson, Marty Anne, and Jeffrey Russell. "Working Inside the Box: How Small Steps Cumulatively Expand Access to Large Public Universities." New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY, edited by Aaron M. Brower and Ryan J. Specht-Boardman, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 429-449. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3809-1.ch021

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Gustafson, M. A. & Russell, J. (2022). Working Inside the Box: How Small Steps Cumulatively Expand Access to Large Public Universities. In A. Brower & R. Specht-Boardman (Eds.), New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY (pp. 429-449). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3809-1.ch021

Chicago

Gustafson, Marty Anne, and Jeffrey Russell. "Working Inside the Box: How Small Steps Cumulatively Expand Access to Large Public Universities." In New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY, edited by Aaron M. Brower and Ryan J. Specht-Boardman, 429-449. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3809-1.ch021

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Abstract

Societal and financial changes impacting higher education present great opportunities alongside great risks to traditional, large public institutions. While many such colleges and universities have defined goals to enroll more nontraditional students, it can be challenging to undertake large-scale initiatives that require updates to policy, accreditation, and structures. Alternatively, continuous, steady, and incremental improvements undertaken in partnership with willing faculty can accomplish the same goals. Though initially enacted on a smaller scale, demonstrated success can spread across flagship campuses. The authors present seven strategies demonstrating how incremental change at a unit level can create stronger connections and pathways between traditional research institutions and nontraditional students without disrupting the overall university culture. At the aggregate level, the impact of these individual initiatives has spurred thousands of new graduates and numerous opportunities for learners to achieve their goals through higher education.