Colleges and university leaders across the country are preparing for an “enrollment cliff,” as a result of declining birth rates, predicted to shrink the number of high school graduates, according to reporting by USA TODAY.
At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, officials believe they are “well-positioned” to handle the “enrollment cliff,” as it aims to enroll 85,000 students across its campuses by 2030, the Knoxville Sentinel reported.
Similarly, in Middle Tennessee, university leaders say the region’s rapid population growth positions them to weather the national decline. Rather than viewing the enrollment cliff as a threat, two area universities see it as an opening to rethink recruitment…