Operations and Efficiency
Meeting heightened student demands with plummeting operational budgets in a competitive and commoditized environment is no easy task for higher education leaders. Long-term viability and success require operational effectiveness and efficiency that is somewhat foreign to post-secondary management.
Coping with an Existential Threat to Your Core Mission
Kevin E. Drumm | President, SUNY Broome Community CollegeRemote working and learning eliminate face-to-face interactions, which is a critical component in the community college world. As a result, students and even staff are beginning to look elsewhere for…
Learner-Centered Strategic Planning
Monique Snowden | Provost and Senior Vice President, Fielding Graduate UniversityLearning models, methodologies, delivery and assessments are generally under the purview of chief academic officers, academic administrators and faculties. Actual learning experiences and outcomes, however, are more squarely determined by…
Leading the Online Movement: How CE Can Help
Gayla Marie Stoner | Vice Provost and Dean of Online and Innovative Educational Initiatives, Northern Arizona UniversityAs universities and colleges face the remote environment, they’ll be faced with the greater challenge of adapting these practices back into their traditional infrastructure. Establishing a strong foundation now will…
Serving Underrepresented Communities in the Shift to a New Normal
Brent Chrite | President, Bethune-Cookman UniversityIn this crisis, thousands of institutions are losing revenue, and expenses are growing due to education being moved to a new and remote environment. With little to no budgetary flexibility,…
Mapping Out the Post-Pandemic New Normal
Matt Tate | Marketing Coordinator for App State Online, Appalachian State UniversityCOVID-19 brought American life to a screeching halt-- in March, no less. A nail-biting month for admissions offices became a hair-pulling one. Predictive enrollment models disintegrated overnight. As we stand…
The COVID-19 Effect: Shifting into The New Normal
Chris LaBelle | Interim Senior Director of CSU Online, Colorado State UniversityThe initial wave of panic in response to the pandemic is slowing deflating in higher education. Institutions are beginning to grasp what is happening and how they’re responding. With no…
Simplifying the Transition to Remote Learning
David Schejbal | Vice President and Chief of Digital Learning, Marquette UniversityNot everyone is familiar, or even comfortable, with an online learning and working format, which higher education institutions need to bear in mind when transitioning to a remote environment. It’s…