by admin | May 17, 2018 | Blog
To successfully enroll and keep students, colleges and universities will need to look at a variety of factors as they move into the future. We at the Change Leader believe these factors include the changing demographics on campus, students’ prospects for future...
by admin | May 9, 2018 | Blog
Higher education continues to be in the hot seat. Institutional leaders are dealing with pressing challenges such as declining enrollments, unreliable federal and state funding, an aging faculty and public discontent about higher education. In addition, many trends...
by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog
Today’s divisive and politicized environment is a difficult one for higher education. However, there is no more important time for true leaders to step into top administrative roles and help higher education move into the 21st century. Unlike what many of our current...
by The Change Leader | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog
Higher education is in a state of transition. What traditionally has been a stable part of Western society for so many years now must find ways to remain relevant in a time of expanding knowledge, changing societal values and increased questioning of authority...
by Drumm McNaughton | Mar 3, 2018 | Blog
Strategic Planning and Environmental Scanning Institutions of higher education can get pulled off track easily in today’s highly charged ad quickly changing world. While colleges and universities work to stay on the leading edge of knowledge, emerging technologies can...
by admin | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog
The prestige of being a top higher education leader has a definite lure. The perks of the office, the collaborative leadership style and the constant focus on maintaining positive public relations – both for the institution and the leader or board – can create a...
by The Change Leader | Jan 29, 2018 | Blog
The financial challenges facing higher education institutions are immense. Many higher education leaders are in a difficult spot, facing declining tuition revenues as well as lower state allocations. The federal tax bill also threatens to slice into many higher...
by The Change Leader | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog
As we embark on a new year, higher education continues to face what seems to be a perfect storm of challenges. It’s what we do to meet those challenges that will determine higher education relevance in the United States – and the nation’s place in the global economy....
by admin | Dec 31, 2017 | Blog
Congress hammered out a new tax plan which was signed by President Trump prior to Christmas. While negotiations removed many troubling pieces from the bill, the new plan will lead to numerous – and potentially difficult — changes to higher education institutions...
by admin | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog
Institutions of higher education continue to face demands to be more accountable. At the national level, the U.S. Congress is considering the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act, parts of which move accountability to the state level. This proposal, if...
by Drumm McNaughton | Dec 22, 2017 | Podcasts
Change management is the process, tools and techniques to prepare and support individuals, teams and organizations in making change. The top-down approach of communicating has drastically changed. Traditionally, the CEO was the one communicating change in a company,...
by Drumm McNaughton | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog
The charges of sexual harassment by mega-producer Harvey Weinstein have consumed the attention of the media over the past number of weeks. The tales have led to an outpouring of “Me too” by Facebook and Twitter users who have experienced unwanted advances and worse in...
by admin | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog
Accreditation has been in the news since Donald Trump took over as president (and even before), so we at The Change Leader decided to take another look at the ins and outs of accreditation. Many higher education leaders see the accreditation process as a nuisance. The...
by Drumm McNaughton | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog
The divisiveness in American society has been growing for a while, and while this deep polarization seems to be further cleaved by the latest tweets from President Trump, the divides, which began in the 1980s, have been getting substantially worse over a past decade....
by admin | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
The University of Virginia became the focal point of the increasingly dangerous challenge faced by higher education leaders in balancing a commitment to free speech with extremist activism. As the Washington Post reported, a Unite the Right rally by white...
by The Change Leader | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog
Institutions of higher education started considering the importance of marketing about 45 years ago. However, many of today’s college and university leaders still struggle with how to effectively market their institution and its programs. Part of this issue is tied to...
by admin | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog
In today’s turbulent economic and political climate, higher education leaders are facing many challenges that they never have experienced before. Many institutions that previously have enjoyed sustained approval from policymakers, funders and other stakeholders are...
by The Change Leader | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog
Higher education remains in many policymakers’ and key stakeholders’ crosshairs as needing organizational change. Changing student demographics and declining national and state funding compound the situation, leaving university and college leaders struggling to find...
by admin | May 20, 2017 | Blog
Higher education accreditation has a deep and rich history in the United States. According to Online MBA, the first regional accrediting agencies started in the 1880s with a focus on educational standards and admission procedures. The accreditation process quickly...
by admin | May 16, 2017 | Blog
As we discussed in the previous two blogs, higher education leaders currently are dealing with issues related to tuition and enrollment decline as well as challenges to their budgets. While challenging, this time also has a silver lining. Proactive higher education...
by admin | May 4, 2017 | Blog
Today’s higher education leaders are caught in the middle of two philosophies. The first philosophy is that the purpose of higher education is to prepare students to be good citizens, be civically engaged when they reach adulthood and prepare them for productive...
by admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
This is the first of a three-part series on how higher ed institutions can grow enrollments by helping students better afford tuition The cost of higher education continues to be a pressing issue for institutions of higher education. Leaders increasingly are grappling...
by The Change Leader | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
Many leaders of higher learning institutions find themselves facing a new normal that encompasses challenges with enrollment, finances, academics and faculty. Perhaps these issues sound familiar: Decreasing and changing enrollment. Overall enrollment is dropping,...
by Drumm McNaughton | Apr 12, 2017 | Blog
The statistics are in: 68% of all “non-traditional” students make their enrollment choice based on location (w/in 30 miles of home), and 49% chose the institution they go to based on cost. Hear TCL’s Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Vickie Sullivan, a 30+...
by The Change Leader | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
Higher education leaders often talk about creating the next generation of leaders. Many current efforts at colleges and universities are focused on flipped classrooms and leadership seminars. But how do we give young adults firsthand experience (instead of...
