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Data-Based Program Analysis

Posted on October 7, 2022 Written By Dr. Elmore Alexander and Dr. Michael Ginzberg Leave a Comment

Data-Based Program Analysis

Challenges to the viability of the US higher education model have grown significantly during the last 5 years. Demographic change especially in the Northeast and the upper Midwest has resulted in enrollment declines that pose serious challenges to the viability of many small private and regional state-supported institutions. The price of obtaining a college degree along with mounting educational debt has caused many potential students and their parents to question the value of an undergraduate degree.

Developing an Institutional Value Proposition

Posted on May 18, 2021 Written By Dr. Elmore Alexander Leave a Comment

Developing an Institutional Value Proposition

We have argued here and elsewhere that developing institutional consensus on a value proposition is critical to success. This consensus should drive both the assessment of current programming and the development of program growth. Competition in higher education, especially in New England and the Upper Midwest, is becoming intense; and institutions cannot afford to be just another generic (comprehensive) institution. Trying to be everything to everyone will ultimately put the institution in the position of competing based on price and convenience, and that is not a strategy that will allow the institution to thrive in the long run.

A Lesson for Higher Ed from Industry—Smaller is Better, and More Sustainable

Posted on May 10, 2021 Written By Dr. Elmore Alexander and Dr. Michael Ginzberg Leave a Comment

A Lesson for Higher Ed from Industry—Smaller is Better, and More Sustainable

As educators, we often think of the flow of learning as from us outwards—to our students, to practitioners, etc. While this is no doubt often the case, it is not always so. Sometimes there are important lessons for us that emanate from our students and the world of practice. Two articles illustrating this point jumped out at us in last week’s business news.

Assessing Your Higher Ed Institution’s Strategic Positioning

Posted on April 12, 2021 Written By Dr. Elmore Alexander Leave a Comment

Assessing Your Higher Ed Institution’s Strategic Positioning

The challenges facing higher education institutions are monumental. It is clear that academic business models are struggling to keep up with the enrollment declines and cost escalations that have resulted in severe financial pressures. The global pandemic has just made underlying cracks in the models into crevasses.

Where Are All the Campus Closures?

Posted on April 5, 2021 Written By Dr. Elmore Alexander Leave a Comment

Where Are All the Campus Closures?

With the passage of the CARES Act ($40 Billion of aid to colleges and universities) and the apparent reprieve in cuts from state governments (again thanks largely to the CARES Act), the prospects for AY 21 and AY 22 are beginning to look less bleak. Recently, Moody’s raised their higher education outlook from negative to stable, but they noted that revenue is unlikely to recover to post-pandemic levels in the near future. Furthermore, higher education is still recovering from AY20 when about half of all institutions experienced net revenue losses.

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