Reforms and Key Characteristics of U.S.Higher Education in the Last Decade
In the last decade,U.S.higher education has faced both international and domestic pressures.The U.S.has implemented reforms in five dimensions to address the challenges faced by higher education.These dimensions include broadening accessibility for disadvantaged students;promoting the digital transformation of higher education;emphasizing higher STEM education;optimizing scientifical and technological innovation strategies;and enhancing global cultural competence.The U.S.higher education reform has shown a consistent sense of hardship,competition and innovation,with the following main features:enhancing the inclusion,diversity and affordability of higher education;making high quality STEM talents cultivation and cutting-edge technology transfer as the top policy priorities;as well as breaking down intersectoral barriers to improve the higher education ecosystem.
U.S.higher educationInclusionSTEM educationTechnology innovationDigital transformationGlobal cultural competence