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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… [Read More...]

Published on October 7, 2022 | Written by Dr. Elmore Alexander and Dr. Michael Ginzberg

How to Evaluate the Potential of New Programs

It can be difficult to develop budgets for new programs that reflect actual revenues and expenses due to the complexities of including retention rates, discounting and how students progress through a program. Optimal will describe a self-contained… [Read More...]

Published on October 19, 2022 | Written by Lloyd Russow

Saving Millions of Dollars by a Thousand Cuts

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, higher education, particularly at public and/or smaller institutions, faced serious challenges, including declining enrollments, increased costs, expanding alternatives, and decreasing confidence in the value of … [Read More...]

Published on November 2, 2022 | Written by Eric Schnurer

How to Innovate Effectively Within Higher Ed IT

The last three years have inflicted unprecedented costs on American higher education institutions, resulting in campus closures, refunded student fees, and a rapid shift to online learning—all as declining state support continues to undermine bu… [Read More...]

Published on November 27, 2022 | Written by Nuno Couto

How Can We Convince the Public That a College Degree is Still Worth It?

The Wall Street Journal and The Economist recently treated us to dueling perspectives on the value of higher education. The Wall Street Journal reported on a recent poll (in conjunction with NORC) revealing that 56% of Americans think a 4-year col… [Read More...]

Published on May 19, 2023 | Written by Dr. Elmore Alexander

 

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