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.
Conscious Innovation: Setting a Future Path for Art and Design Colleges
Kurt Steinberg | President, Montserrat College of ArtHow does an art and design college support a creative life? Supporting a creative life is the ethical and moral duty of every art and design college. The days of…
Escaping the Death Spiral By Becoming The Community’s College
Bruce Rudy | Senior Executive Director of the Center for Professional Excellence in the College of Business, UT San AntonioRecent reports on the health of colleges and universities are dire. Some experts suggest that as many as half of all American colleges could be shuttered in the next decade.[1],[2]Colleges…
Willing Partners, Not Shotgun Marriages: Launching A Central Resource To Expand Non-Traditional Access Through Partnerships
Aaron Brower | Executive Director of Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin SystemIn December, the University of Wisconsin System announced the creation of the University of Wisconsin Extended Campus, appointing Aaron Brower as its founding Executive Director. UW Extended Campus (UWEX) is…
Leveraging and Innovating Professional Education to Serve Amazon’s Northern Virginia HQ2
Michelle Marks | Vice President of Academic Innovation and New Ventures, George Mason UniversityIn late 2018, eCommerce giant Amazon selected Arlington, Va., outside Washington, D.C., as its site for its second corporate headquarters (dubbed HQ2). HQ2 is expected to directly employ 25,000 people,…
Redefining Norms Critical to Sustained Relevance in the Changing Postsecondary Environment
Hunt Lambert | Dean of Continuing Education and Extension, Harvard UniversityHigher education has existed for over a millennium in an effectively unchanged state, but the impetus to transform has arrived. Fast-changing labor demands, evolving learner expectations and transformed market realities…
Five Key Trends for Professional and Continuing Education Leaders in the Next Five Years
Ray Schroeder | Associate Vice Chancellor for Online Learning, University of Illinois Springfield and Founding Director of the National Council for Online Education, UPCEAHigher education is on the cusp of major changes. Enrollments are on the decline—both online and on campus—and the trend is expected to accelerate.[1] Graduates are laboring under substantial college…
A Rallying Cry for Innovation in Higher Education
Andrea Carroll-Glover | Associate Vice President of Online Strategy and Development, Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaI spent my early career years with tech-oriented organizations and nimble start-ups all seeking to solve problems through the use of technology. When I started to look at industries steeped…