Admissions

December 14, 2020 - Recent data shows that 91% of college and university Presidents are concerned about declines in future enrollment.

Rising COVID-19 Cases After Fall Semester Starts  COVID-19 cases are increasing in communities with college campuses. On college campuses themselves, there have been 130,000 cases and at least 70 deaths since the pandemic began, according to a New York Times survey …

July 08, 2020 - In my 25 years at RNL, I’ve spoken to nearly 100 college/university boards about enrollment issues.  These sessions are always engaging. That said, I often leave thinking, “There are critical enrollment-related conversations boards don’t seem to be having with their …

April 20, 2020 - AGB asked the authors of a new book to provide insight into some important aspects of enrollment management. Here are their observations. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what is the most critical question for boards to ask regarding enrollment management? There …

April 6, 2020 - Enrollment Strategy for Boards Join us for an engaging and practical session on board engagement as it relates to your institution’s enrollment management strategy. Amid a turbulent environment characterized by stagnant enrollment, demographic …

Governing board members need a firm grasp of the environmental factors shaping enrollment strategies and goals since these factors serve as constraints on any institution’s ability to meet enrollment and tuition revenue targets. These factors include such things as: Technological …

January 29, 2020 - Higher education board members bring a broad range of expertise and perspectives to their institutions as well as the higher education enterprise. Since trustees are ultimately accountable for addressing the opportunities and challenges facing their institutions, it is important to …

The AGB 2020 Trustee Index is the third annual survey of college and university board members about those issues they see as the most pressing facing the sector and the institutions they serve. This AGB survey, conducted in collaboration with …

January 17, 2020 - More than a few institutions—particularly in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions—are wrestling with declining enrollment.  In The College Stress Test, Robert Zemsky, Susan Shaman, and Susan Campbell analyze IPEDS data from the past decade and find, for example, that …

With college admissions coming under public scrutiny, boards of trustees need to understand their institutions’ enrollment management practices now more than ever. In March 2019, federal prosecutors filed charges against 50 people in six states on crimes ranging from fraud to …