Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I find it quite striking: the most successful unionization efforts have shifted from the traditional working class to the educated class. In contrast, about 25 percent of college faculty and staff are unionized or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. And why now?

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I live my life according to a series of mantras. ” Yet we can’t do better if we fail to reflect on the past and extract its messages and warnings. These four traditions co-exist uneasily within the contemporary college and university. I don’t think so. Priorities conflict.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! Announcements about college and university commencements speakers are rolling out nationwide. Wynton Marsalis at the University of Michigan. Silber did speak that day, which is perhaps why I don’t remember the content. Tom Hanks at Harvard. Reshma Saujani at Smith College. Silber et al.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma U.S. ” These are the less selective colleges and universities that serve those students with less than stellar College Board scores and nonstratospheric transcripts. Feldstein is clearly right that midtier campuses are widely regarded as lesser, second-class versions of elite research universities.

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EAB

JUNE 13, 2023

Blogs The Role of VPEM as Change Leader A Q&A with Auburn University’s Dr. Joffery Gaymon Change is constant. We all learn to respond to it, but few master the art of inspiring transformation in the hearts and minds of those around them (we can’t all be Ted Lasso!). What are we going to do to fill in the gaps?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Now, there is a new analysis based on the Federal government’s College Scorecard that ranks 4,000 higher education institutions, providing prospective students with a clear and detailed view of their earning potential with specific majors, from which colleges and universities, and how quickly graduates pay off their loans.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 8, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Not a day goes by that I don’t read something that shocks me, annoys me, frustrates me, rouses me, or inspires me. Consider the following examples: Wealthy colleges have found a new way to separate potential students from their dollars. As one reader put it, “Why do you need purpose?

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HEPI

MARCH 20, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Julian Gravatt, Deputy Chief Executive (Policy, Curric ulum and Funding) at the Association of Colleges. Universities value their autonomy. So, is it a threat that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking at the status of UK national accounts?

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Principle 5: An education that offers more synergistic, integrated, coherent paths to a career and that supplements in-class learning with workshops and certificate to augment students’ job-aligned skills. Rather than extending a rich educational experience to all students, these campuses have adopted an “add-on” strategy.

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Echo Delta

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

With the pandemic in full swing, universities everywhere rushed to stage visits virtually. I will keep the self promotion brief but for those of you who aren’t familiar with Echo Delta, we provide marketing services and enrollment consulting for smaller colleges and universities around the country. Webinar Summary. There we go.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 7, 2023

However, few headlines highlight how machine learning and AI can benefit Higher Ed. Software that analyzes multiple patterns of student answers with well-written questions and learning objects can catch systemic errors easily missed by faculty and staff. He also writes and manages its popular group weblog on educational technology.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! Reading about Western Connecticut State University’s financial trammels and its president’s ouster provoked thought and questions. How much do people understand about higher education finance? No administration wants to cut programs and lay off employees, though maybe they need to do so.

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Echo Delta

JANUARY 12, 2023

We discuss: The vital importance of having deep internal buy-in on what your brand stands for. Jennifer’s approach to hardwiring a brand into an organization so that frontline employees stay engaged and focused on the brand. So without further ado, here’s my conversation with Jennifer Holland.

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Higher Ed Marketing Lab

JULY 30, 2021

As a senior leader, you need a strong working relationship with your board. Unfortunately, there’s no manual for how to do that. As a result, most leaders end up learning through experience (read: observation, hard work, and some painful mistakes). Jarrett Smith: Laura and I are so excited to have you here.

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Helix Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In my last blog, Creating an Environment for Success , I shared strategies that enrollment leaders should employ to effectively manage their teams while meeting the challenges brought by declining student enrollment. As staffing and talent issues continue to plague colleges and universities across the country, I wanted to revisit this topic.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Jarrell and Alexa share innovative programs that are working for partner institutions and identify four key moments in the student lifecycle when making a positive connection is especially critical. So Alexa, you wanna talk to us a little bit about your research and what you found throughout your findings? Alexa Silverman: Absolutely.

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