New and Innovative Market Opportunities
As higher education’s traditional market of high school graduates shrinks, college and university leaders need to become more creative in finding markets to serve. Identifying new and innovative revenue streams and adapting to serve them well will also ensure institutions are not reliant on the continued strength of a single demographic.
Internet 3.0 for Academics: Building On BlockChain’s Potential
John Cavanaugh | President and CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan AreaImagine having the ability to gather digital material more accurately and efficiently based on its content for a course or scholarly paper. Or being able to verify your specific contribution…
Preparing a Traditional University for the 60-Year Curriculum
Josh Herron | Dean of Online and Continuous Learning, Anderson UniversityThe relationship between higher education and the needs of industry training has been growing closer for some time, but especially in this strong economy. Amazon’s recent announcement of plans to…
More than Just Degree Completion: The Hard-to-Measure Impact of Community Colleges on the Local Economy
Jacqueline Peña | Former Dean of Faculty, Miami-Dade CollegeHow do community colleges contribute to the economic growth of the communities they serve? How do we measure the impact of those contributions when looking at the local economy? These…
Finding Your Foundation: Establishing Student-Centricity To Support Institutional, Learner and Community Growth
Ed Massey | President, Indian River State College Christina HartStudent-centricity is a defining feature of the postsecondary institution of the future, but for many college and university leaders the concept hasn’t progressed beyond a buzzword. At Indian River State…
The Untapped Potential of Systems Thinking: A Hope for Higher Education Reform
Jack Rice | Director of the Center of Montessori Education, Loyola University MarylandIt is rare that I read a single book that fundamentally changes my perception of how the world operates. Such is the case with Thinking in Systems: A Primer by…
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the 21st-Century Public Research University
Vistasp Karbhari | President, The University of Texas at ArlingtonDiscovery, archiving and dissemination of knowledge serve as the basis for the generic model for public research universities. These institutions, of course, owe their structure to the Morrill Act (1862),…
Off-Season Programing Sets Up the University for Broader Accessibility
Troy Hargrove | Associate Dean of the School for Professional Studies and Director of the Summer-Winter Office, Saint Louis University and President-Elect, North American Association of Summer Sessions (NAASS)It can be a challenge to establish a successful off-season program, since there aren’t the same levels of staff, services and resources as there are during traditional times. In this…