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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… Read More
Benchmarking for Aligning Non-academic Staffing with Institutional Needs
Institutional efficiency in higher education has never been more important than in our present and often turbulent environment. Indeed, the… Read More
Partnership, Merger, and Acquisition Are Not Dirty Words
This past month, another New England college announced it was closing at the end of the academic year. The announcement… Read More
Where Are All the Campus Closures?
With the passage of the CARES Act ($40 Billion of aid to colleges and universities) and the apparent reprieve in… Read More
Looking Ahead of COVID-19: Charting a Course Through the Perfect Storm
Like many technology leaders, our past eight months have been consumed with a combination of “COVID crisis” institutional meetings followed… Read More
Organizing for Effective Decision Making in Higher Ed
The COVID pandemic has created an existential challenge to higher education in the United States. As we have argued in… Read More
Scenario Planning Revisited–Can You Predict the Future Precisely?
In a blog last spring, I argued that universities needed to respond to the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic by… Read More
Higher Education: What Will It Look Like in Five Years? – Revisited!
In April 2019, I published an article with ESI attempting a prognostication on the future of US higher education. Little did I… Read More
Managing the Digital Divide During and After the COVID-19 Crisis
At this point, few in academe are unaware of the digital divide—minority, low-income, and rural students and their families are… Read More
Dynamic Modeling for Higher Education Planning
Thoughtful planning has never been more critical for higher education institutions. The COVID-19 crisis coupled with the already difficult enrollment… Read More