Higher Ed as a Business
For millennia, higher education institutions have remained relatively unchanged but this is no longer tenable in today’s competitive environment. In order to remain relevant to societal demands and responsive to student needs, colleges and universities must operate more like businesses.
Design or Disruption: Change in the Higher Education Business Model
Robert A. Scott | President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Adelphi UniversityHere they go again--“they” being the pundits and politicians repeating superficial assertions posing as serious arguments. Assertions include those regarding student debt; the rise in tuition charges; institutions being slow…
Higher Education and Innovation: Strategic Partners or Strange Bedfellows?
Jack Rice | Director of the Center for Continuing Education, Loyola University MarylandIn May of 2017, I was asked to participate in an innovation task force. This group was intended to become a hothouse for ideas that would drive the institution forward.…
Defying the MBA Odds: Conscious Focus on Student Needs Central to Differentiation
Neil Trotta | Assistant Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Fisher CollegeRecently, there have been plenty of articles written about the fall of the traditional MBA program. Institutions have shut down their traditional MBAs and invested all of their resources into…
Has Higher Education Become Commoditized?
John Mason | CEO, ACS Distance Education and PublishingCommoditization is a process whereby difference is eroded and competition becomes solely price based. Commoditization occurs when diversity decreases between competing products or services. It happens with food, furniture and…
Budgets and Budget Models: Can There Be Too Much Transparency?
David Rosowsky | Former Provost, University of VermontAs universities increasingly face fiscal challenges and concerns over long-term financial sustainability, they are looking at their budget models to incent behaviors or capture previously unrealized opportunities and revenue. These…
Change and Higher Education: Four Simple Observations
Jan Wyatt | Associate Vice President for Business, Nursing and Health Professions, Southern New Hampshire UniversityI work for an organization that moves at the speed of thought. While maintaining a clear and unwavering focus on our mission, we are constantly working scores of initiatives within…
How to Thrive in the Face of Budget Cuts: Broadening Access to Higher Education
Cathy Sandeen | Chancellor, University of Alaska-AnchoragePublic postsecondary institutions are finding creative ways to overcome state funding cuts, while still managing to expand access. In this interview, Cathy Sandeen discusses on the implications of these funding…