Institutions are examining ways to increase ROI from academic spend through a data-driven assessment of academic programs, faculty, and student involvement.
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While the forced march to remote learning will soon end, institutions understand the need to continue to expand and improve their online offerings. Public-private partnerships coupled with other forms of collaborations can provide access to private capital to support growth without giving up institutional autonomy.
Colleges and universities are facing increasing demands to develop measurable goals and benchmarks for institutional progress and assessment.
Instead of recycling tactics used on campus, the Online Learning Advising Model is custom-made for the online learning experience. That includes accounting for how students think and feel about online coursework, helping them cross the finish line to graduation.
ESG and environmentally sustainable investment are increasingly capturing the attention of the institutional investment community. To assess the state of ESG and sustainable investing and how they are changing, Commonfund Forum 2021 offered a discussion focused on these topics featuring three Commonfund leaders with extensive experience.
Top-of-mind priorities for foundation leaders in 2021 include the return to foundation offices; talent management and diversity, equity and inclusion; the foundation’s sustainability; tensions over the use of funds raised and managed by the foundation; and the institution-foundation partnership.
The higher education landscape has changed dramatically as a multitude of challenges have threatened the financial stability of institutions. Declining enrollments and operating revenues, tuition dependence, and over-burdened cost structures are only some of the issues plaguing colleges and universities. By developing short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategic, financial plans, your institution can build and sustain financial health. To help you get there, we propose focusing on three core areas. Read our blog to learn more.
Absent new philanthropic revenues, higher education can tackle a precious few of its equity goals. Learn more about advancement’s role in DEIJ from EAB.
AGB has published the Principles of Trusteeship: How to Become a Highly Effective Board Member for Colleges, Universities, and Foundations