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Higher education’s financial freefall began four decades ago (e.g., California’s Proposition 13), but it really took root three decades ago, as declining appropriations, soaring tuition, and broken partnerships started to become the norm.  The aftermath has led to...

The Future of Higher Education Part 5: Operations and Facilities Ivy-covered walls and red-brick buildings boasting large windows overlooking commons represent the idealized perception of higher education. However, higher education leaders are finding that the beauty...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...