The Incredible Shrinking Future Of College

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Good Tuesday Morning DIII! It was 59 years ago today in Dallas when JFK was assassinated. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   I know someone who would like D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  The Incredible Shrinking Future Of College by Kevin Carey, Vox "In 2021, Shippensburg University won the NCAA Division II Field Hockey championship, completing an undefeated season with a 3-0 victory over archrival West Chester. The “Ship” Raiders also won it all in 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2013, which I know because I saw it written in big letters on a banner festooning the fieldhouse on Ship’s campus in south-central Pennsylvania when I visited last month. Ship was in fine form. Young men and women wearing logoed Champion sweatshirts bustled between buildings. There was a line at the coffee shop in the student union. It was the kind of bright-blue autumn day that you would see on a brochure. There was no way to tell, from the outside, that Ship was a shrinking institution. Or that the problem is about to get a lot worse — not just here, but at colleges and universities nationwide." >> Situational Awareness: "In four years, the number of students graduating from high schools across the country will begin a sudden and precipitous decline, due to a rolling demographic aftershock of the Great Recession. Traumatized by uncertainty and unemployment, people decided to stop having kids during that period. But even as we climbed out of the recession, the birth rate kept dropping, and we are now starting to see the consequences on campuses everywhere. Classes will shrink, year after year, for most of the next two decades. People in the higher education industry call it “the enrollment cliff.”" >> What's Next: "This trend will accelerate the winner-take-all dynamic of geographic consolidation that is already upending American politics. College-educated Democrats will increasingly congregate in cities and coastal areas, leaving people without degrees in rural areas and towns. For students who attend less-selective colleges and universities near where they grew up — that is, most college students — the enrollment cliff means fewer options for going to college in person, or none at all." >> Reality Check: "The problem now is that colleges have likely hit a ceiling in terms of how many 18-year-olds they can coax onto campus. The percentage of young adults with a high school diploma has reached 94 percent. And the immediate college enrollment rate of high school graduates was flat, right around 70 percent, from 2010 to 2018, before dipping in 2019 and 2020 as the job market heated up for less-skilled, lower-wage jobs." >> What They're Saying: “Presidents these days are in the business of deconstruction,” he said — not in the sense of tearing down what their forebears created, but of rethinking and reconfiguring what universities have and who they are, for leaner times, said Charles Patterson, president of Shippensburg." >> Continue Reading A MESSAGE FROM HUDL/BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY     Ready to stream like a pro this season? With Hudl (formerly BlueFrame), powerful broadcasting tools meet the advanced capture capabilities of Hudl Focus, bringing your program unmatched opportunities to generate revenue and connect with your fans. Plus, you get the flexibility to select the streaming option that makes the most sense for your school. [Learn More] ACADEMICS 2.  Elite 90 Recipients Congratulations to the four students who were honored with the Elite 90 Award at the final four of their respective NCAA championship last weekend. Cross Country (M): Jack Begley, Case Western Reserve Cross Country (W): Tessa Pitcovich, Ohio Northern Field Hockey: Abby Hainsworth, Rowan Volleyball (W): Lauren Keller, MIT A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW     2.6 million people wake up to this newsletter every morning There's a reason over 2.6 million people start their day with Morning Brew - the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense...make your mornings more enjoyable, for free.   Check it out! Powered by Swapstack CROSS COUNTRY 3. All-Americans Named All-America honors for the 2022 NCAA Division III Cross Country season were announced on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Athletes from member institutions earned All-America recognition by finishing among the top-40 athletes in their gender’s respective races this past weekend at the 2022 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships in East Lansing, Michigan. MIT and Johns Hopkins were among the most honored programs. The Engineers led all teams in East Lansing, Michigan, with five All-America plaudits, meaning their entire scoring lineup landed among the top-40 athletes. The Blue Jays tied for the second-most among women’s programs with UChicago at four each (Wartburg took the All-America crown for the women). Here are the conferences that had the most athletes earn All-America honors for their efforts.  American Rivers Conference - 11 NESCAC - 9 UAA - 8 MIAC, NEWMAC, SUNYAC - 7 >> Read More ICE HOCKEY 4. Statesmen, Panthers Remain On Top The Hobart men remained atop the latest USCHO.com DIII ice hockey rankings this week, but Adrian and Geneseo fell three and five spots, respectively, from their No. 2 and 3 perch last weekend. Middlebury is still No. 1 in the women's poll as the top seven teams remained in the same spot as last week. Men Hobart (20), 8-0 St. Norbert, 5-0-1 Augsburg, 5-1-1 Utica, 6-2 Adrian, 5-2-1 Oswego State, 6-1 Babson, 5-1-1 Geneseo, 4-3-1 Norwich, 5-1 Trinity, 2-0 >> Complete Poll Women Middlebury (18), 2-0 Gustavus Adolphus (2), 8-0 Plattsburgh State, 7-0 Elmira, 7-0 Nazareth, 6-0 UW-River Falls, 5-1 Adrian, 8-0 Norwich, 4-1 UW-Eau Claire, 5-2 Colby, 0-0 >> Complete Poll NEWS 5.  Lightning Round    News  Host sites were selected for the 2nd round of the NCAA Division III football championship - Saint John's, Alma, Mount Union, Delaware Valley, North Central, Ithaca, Trinity, Linfield. Hunter College has announced a $52 million gift from Leonard Lauder, chairman emeritus of the Estée Lauder Companies, in honor of his late wife, Evelyn, a Hunter alumna. The funds will be used to expand Hunter’s 1,200-student nursing school.   Happy Birthday Cake and candles for Douglas Wall, Wheaton football alum and fan. Do you know of someone celebrating an upcoming birthday? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   BROOKLYN - Joel Anabilah-Azumah named head men's volleyball coach CARTHAGE - Nate Stewart will step down as athletic director  ILLINOIS WESLEYAN - Announced addition of men's and women's wrestling as varsity sports beginning in 2023-24 MIT - Madison Sullivan named head softball coach MONTCLAIR STATE - Rick Giancola announced his retirement as head football coach. Mike Palazzo named head coach NICHOLS - Shayne Lynch named head men's lacrosse coach OSWEGO STATE - Cristen Nichols named head softball coach WILKES - Charlotte MacDonald stepped down as head field hockey coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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