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How to Evaluate the Potential of New Programs
It can be difficult to develop budgets for new programs that reflect actual revenues and expenses due to the complexities of including retention rates, discounting… [Read More]
Data-Based Program Analysis
Challenges to the viability of the US higher education model have grown significantly during the last 5 years. Demographic change especially in the Northeast and… [Read More]
Decreasing Faculty Workload Without Increasing Instructional Costs
I was asked recently to provide advice on ways to reduce faculty teaching load without increasing instructional costs. Often this type of request originates from… [Read More]
Learn From Higher Ed CIOs Who Have Implemented Workday
Many higher education institutions have either recently implemented Workday, are planning to implement it, or are evaluating whether to. The decision is not an easy… [Read More]
Improving IT Efficiency: Automation & Audit Awareness
Going from good to great is hard. Going from “not so good” to great is even harder. Improving your institution’s IT function can be a… [Read More]
Improving IT Efficiency: Higher Education Personnel
Going from good to great is hard. Going from “not so good” to great is even harder. Improving your institution’s IT function can be a… [Read More]
Improving IT Efficiency: Know Your Environment & Communicate Your Strategy
Going from good to great is hard. Going from “not so good” to great is even harder. Improving your institution’s IT function can be a… [Read More]
Developing an Institutional Value Proposition
We have argued here and elsewhere that developing institutional consensus on a value proposition is critical to success. This consensus should drive both the assessment… [Read More]
A Lesson for Higher Ed from Industry—Smaller is Better and More Sustainable
As educators, we often think of the flow of learning as from us outwards—to our students, to practitioners, etc. While this is no doubt often… [Read More]
How to Evaluate the Potential of New Programs
It can be difficult to develop budgets for new programs that reflect actual revenues and expenses due to the complexities of including retention rates, discounting… [Read More]
Data-Based Program Analysis
Challenges to the viability of the US higher education model have grown significantly during the last 5 years. Demographic change especially in the Northeast and… [Read More]
Decreasing Faculty Workload Without Increasing Instructional Costs
I was asked recently to provide advice on ways to reduce faculty teaching load without increasing instructional costs. Often this type of request originates from… [Read More]
Learn From Higher Ed CIOs Who Have Implemented Workday
Many higher education institutions have either recently implemented Workday, are planning to implement it, or are evaluating whether to. The decision is not an easy… [Read More]
Improving IT Efficiency: Automation & Audit Awareness
Going from good to great is hard. Going from “not so good” to great is even harder. Improving your institution’s IT function can be a… [Read More]
Improving IT Efficiency: Higher Education Personnel
Going from good to great is hard. Going from “not so good” to great is even harder. Improving your institution’s IT function can be a… [Read More]
Improving IT Efficiency: Know Your Environment & Communicate Your Strategy
Going from good to great is hard. Going from “not so good” to great is even harder. Improving your institution’s IT function can be a… [Read More]
Developing an Institutional Value Proposition
We have argued here and elsewhere that developing institutional consensus on a value proposition is critical to success. This consensus should drive both the assessment… [Read More]
A Lesson for Higher Ed from Industry—Smaller is Better and More Sustainable
As educators, we often think of the flow of learning as from us outwards—to our students, to practitioners, etc. While this is no doubt often… [Read More]