What Are We Doing About Men On Campus

Men’s participation in post-secondary and completion rates have been front center in higher education in recent weeks in both the United States and Canada.

A recent report released by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), showed that nearly 25% of students who enrolled in a post-secondary program in Ontario, Canada, failed to complete a credential after eight years. However, when accounting for gender, men’s non-completion of a credential was over 35%.

Similar to the findings from Canada, The National Student Clearinghouse Centre in the United States released data on completion rates which showed that only 58.4% of men completed their program within six years, while women completed their programs at a higher rate of 65.6%.

Leaving aside the different definitions of completion (six vs eight years) between the two studies, the gender divide is clear and should be concerning to those who work in higher education.

This session will further outline the research associated with the challenge and success of supporting men on campus and suggest some considerations for further research and/or programming, that should be considered in SEMM planning.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the research gaps in Canada and the United States related to student success and men
• Learn Best practices currently being employed that have the potential for impact on campus
• Demonstrate how this issue may be impacting their campus and what participants might consider in their SEMM Plan.