Author Profile

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

Current Position and Past Experience
Philip DiSalvio is the Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Before coming to UMass Boston, Dean DiSalvio served as dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies at Seton Hall University.

Education, Honors and Achievements
DiSalvio earned his EdD from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University.

Articles by this author:

[From the Archives] Using Analytics to Drive Online Retention and Success

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

Online learning has created new and exciting avenues for students to access postsecondary...

Credentials Programming

Microcredentials: On the Outside Looking In

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

As the world moves towards an increasingly knowledge-based economy, colleges and universities have...

Revenue Streams Distance and Online Learning

Using Analytics to Drive Online Retention and Success

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

Online learning has created new and exciting avenues for students to access postsecondary...

Managing an Institution Higher Ed as a Business

The Critical Role CE Leaders Can Play in the Transformation of Main Campus Institutions

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

Main campus leaders would do well to adopt the skill set and mindset of their colleagues in CE to...

Managing an Institution Operations and Efficiency Opinions

Staying Above Water: Changes Critical to Institutional Competitiveness in the Modern Era

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

Transforming the institution to more nimbly respond to marketplace changes and growing demands is a...

Managing an Institution Opinions Internal and Service Partnerships

Organizational Autonomy and the Continuing Education Unit

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

With some autonomy in its operations, Continuing Education units could have the capacity to better...

Managing an Institution Higher Ed as a Business Opinions

Breaking With Tradition: The Future of Continuing Education

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

As higher education institutions evolve over the next half-century, continuing education units...

Revenue Streams New and Innovative Market Opportunities Opinions

Reconstituting a Division into a College

Philip DiSalvio | Dean of the College of Advancing and Professional Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

There are particular challenges departments must overcome when reconstituting themselves into...