Academic Affairs

June 23, 2021 - Research on effectiveness in higher education convincingly points to a handful of high-impact practices...

April 21, 2021 - Prospective students, taxpayers, state legislators and employers are all asking much tougher questions about the “return on investment” for higher education, particularly in a time of mounting racial and socioeconomic inequality.

State institution higher education board members are either elected by the public or appointed through a political process involving the governor and key legislators. Private institution board members generally are elected by a self-perpetuating board according to its own criteria, …

Nearly all higher ed institutions can point to a handful of activities and programs aimed at supporting...

February 17, 2021 - This webinar addresses the opportunities and obstacles of moving from narrow definitions of work readiness based on job-specific technical skills to more inclusive and expansive notions of skills that span careers.

January 14, 2021 - Many college and university boards and leaders are navigating issues of transformation and strategic innovation.  This webinar will help you learn how to develop a value proposition that students and families are willing to pay for.

January 11, 2021 - An alumnus and senior executive with a global financial services firm told me in the early 2000s that the liberal arts college I served should launch a management information systems degree. He complained that he had to hire graduates from …

Recent national events, such as the novel coronavirus pandemic and the widespread protests for racial justice, will continue to impact colleges and universities for quite some time. As these institutions seek to adjust to a changing operational and financial reality, …

August 26, 2020 - Given that the majority of colleges and universities had to shift to some form of remote and/or online instruction this past spring and many schools will continue to do so during the fall, there is a unique opportunity for institutions …

August 6, 2020 - Navigating the challenges and opportunities this year has given us has been difficult. The decisions made around balancing the immediate needs of the …