Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. In 24 states, no public colleges provide legacy preferences at all.

Admissions 301

Admissions Alumni Fundraising Community College 301

University Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Say what you want about the state of the economy and how it’s creating headaches for higher education institutions, but that doesn’t stop those who have mastered the art of fundraising. Two things: persistence and alumni. Yet the potential to connect with alumni continues to grow. What makes them so successful?

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Alumni Development and Fund Raising Management 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

The early days of her presidency were not without bumpy moments and naysayers, including alumni who objected to a president not of the university’s founding faith and others who questioned having a woman president, but as she retires in August of this year after a remarkable 12 years, she leaves a legacy in terms of student support and diversity.

Consulting 291

Consulting Industry Fundraising Hospitality 291

Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But in the last two decades, the gap between state and federal funding narrowed, with state funding per student only 12% above federal levels in 2015. Alumni aren’t receiving perceived reciprocal value from their alma mater nor bought into why their dollars matter. Stand alone tuition and fees increases? Trying to increase giving?

Budget and Finance Management 59

Budget and Finance Management Alumni Admissions Industry 59

The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 29, 2018

The aftermath has led to ugly financial battles involving policymakers, faculty, staff, students and alumni. Business Insider noted the average cost of tuition, room and board, and fees at a four-year post-secondary institution climbed to $23,872 in 2015; in comparison, that cost was $9,438 in 1980.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Development and Fund Raising Federal Government Education 52

University Business

MARCH 25, 2025

Ragland joined in 2002 as an administrative assistant for The Foundation, a nonprofit associated with Rend Lake College responsible for fundraising and endowment management. Lori Ragland will make history when she becomes the first female president of Rend Lake College at the end of June. Retiring Forrest E.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Fundraising Student Affairs Community College 52

University Business

JULY 31, 2023

Written by the class of 2015, the letter urged university leadership to remove Muhl from her position. Allegheny College’s Ron Cole earned a five-year contract following a record $19 million fundraising year and his strategic planning, which impressed the college’s governing body.

Banking 52

Banking Administration Fundraising Research 52