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Embracing a Zero-Based Budgeting Philosophy

May 14 2019

In order for leadership to most appropriately weigh the funding of strategic initiatives and all other budget inputs, the institutional budget should be built each year on a zero-based budget...

Bigger Than Efficiency: Managing Cost Across the Academic Unit

April 30 2019

Student learning is our enterprise; it’s why our institutions exist. The heart of our business is the development and execution of learning that results in transformed students who are prepared for...

Placebuilding: What impact does your campus have on your neighbors, community & region?

April 26 2019

The following text is an excerpt from C. C. Strange & J. H. Banning's 2015 work, "Designing For Learning: Creating Campus Environments for Student Success," in which the authors describe four types...

The Growth of Partnerships

April 23 2019

One of the most significant ways in which we are watching institutions shift their business model is through a vast expansion in both the definition and depth of partnerships across their communities...

The Faculty Factor: Maximizing Faculty Impact on Student Recruitment

April 17 2019

ABSTRACT: Faculty are the crux of successful student experiences at an independent college or university. They play a key role in and out of the classroom as they influence student thinking and...

Spelman College: The Metacognitive Study

April 17 2019

With research and data-informed strategies, Spelman College looks deeply at the identity, cultural background, and learning strengths of its students. They deliberately dig into the issues of...

What does it mean to be "Rural" in higher education?

April 17 2019

What does it mean to be a rural institution? Is there a difference between being a rural institution and a rural-serving institution? What is a rural student? Do rural students do better at rural...

Case Study: Marian University's Medical College Transformation

April 17 2019

Marian defines a great Catholic university as one that educates transformational leaders for service to the world. The power of mission, faith, and sense of service to humanity is felt on campus. The...

Nine Ways Life Coaches Contribute to Student Success

April 17 2019

In the new university, faculty will no longer be advisors across the spectrum of the collegiate experience, but rather mentors about what they know best: i.e., their field of study and a student’s...

No Margin, No Mission

April 16 2019

We bear a responsibility to the families and students investing money in their hope for the future to steward their dollars with care. College and university leaders must explicitly, unequivocally...

Dakota Wesleyan University Case Study: Learn Strong Program and High-Relevance Core

March 21 2019

DWU took a different approach to shaping the learning journey of its students, developing a general-education curriculum focused on preparing students for twenty-first century leadership and digital...