The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

Rather than introducing immediate top-down changes, he led a full year of strategic planning that included participation from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and governing boards. Shared governance cannot be bypassed. This broad engagement was critical for building support. and international institutions.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Faculty Engineering Industry 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 2, 2023

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing. Government action will not stem the rivalry.

Development and Fund Raising 104

Development and Fund Raising Higher Education Fundraising Federal Government 104

Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Legacy admissions, in which children of alumni are given preferential treatment, have been a point of contention, with critics arguing that this practice entrenches privilege and reduces opportunities for marginalized students.

Safety and Security 40

Safety and Security Admissions Administration Faculty 40

The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2022

At The Change Leader, we propose a culture of continuous board improvement and accountability as a way to avoid the detrimental impact of stagnant governance. In previous blogs and our podcasts, you have heard us discuss how corporate governance is “infiltrating” higher education governance.

Government 52

Government Marketing and Communication Services Consulting Higher Education 52

University Business

APRIL 24, 2023

“Both public and private institutions are slow to adjust to this stark reality for several reasons, including, government subsidies that prolong reckoning with failing business models, resistance to mergers and acquisitions, and sheer wishful thinking that things will somehow magically improve.

Marketing and Communication Services 105

Marketing and Communication Services Recruitment Higher Education Fundraising 105

EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

With trustworthy data stored in a secure location (known as a data warehouse), a data management platform allows your campus to govern data, assign data access based on user roles, put data into action, and develop customized dashboards. A comprehensive data management platform brings together all available data on alumni.

Management 52

Management Fundraising Alumni Faculty 52

Edu Alliance Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2022

60% state that an appreciation for cross-cultural differences is of great importance for professional staff, followed by Understanding country legal and government requirements (59%) and understanding of local markets and business practices (58%). Their priority in fundraising for such programs is lower than other needs.

Study Abroad 97

Study Abroad Higher Education Consulting Government 97

Campus Sonar

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

And no wonder—in 1990, state-per-student funding was almost 140% more than that of the federal government. 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. For instance, states historically have provided significantly more financial assistance than the federal government 65 percent on average from 1987 to 2012 — to postsecondary institutions and students.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Development and Fund Raising Education Federal Government 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2017

For instance, Dr. Robert Gates brought deep experience working in the federal government along with time spent in academia to Texas A&M Universitys presidency from 2002-2006. These candidates resumes boast professional experience beyond the walls of academia and in higher education. In 2013, Purdue University hired Indiana Gov.

Budget and Finance Management 52

Budget and Finance Management IT Higher Education Federal Government 52

EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

You can use a tool like ChatGPT and provide it with your campaign plan (donor segments, fundraising goals, institution information, etc.) Are your gift officers consistently inputting visit notes, likes and dislikes of donors, conversations about campus with prospects, the feelings of alumni and donors about situations on campus?

Computers and Informational Technology 52

Computers and Informational Technology Budget and Finance Management Marketing and Communication Services Alumni 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Additionally, university presidents find themselves compelled to allocate even more of their time to fundraising efforts, a task that was already demanding in its own right. This significantly diminishes effective board governance. Board dysfunction significantly contributes to the issue of presidential turnover.

Consulting 40

Consulting Grants and Contracts Fundraising Government 40

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 11, 2023

Amrit discusses the most effective ways in which schools can engage with students and alumni and how to define specific tactics and priorities that will improve enrollment and retention. Most of the time when alumni think back about their college experience, they remember the relationship that they had with a professor or multiple professors.

Marketing and Communication Services 52

Marketing and Communication Services Computers and Informational Technology Higher Education Enrollment Management 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

“Dean Muhl has alienated students, faculty and alumni and offered convoluted and untruthful information to the public in an attempt to obfuscate the devastating impact of her actions and the failure of her administration,” read the letter. The entire class of 2016 withdrew from the program.

Banking 52

Banking Fundraising Administration Research 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

Students first occupied Fanning Hall, where Bergeron’s office is located, last month after Rodmon King, the dean of institutional equity and inclusion, resigned in protest of the college’s decision to hold a fundraiser at the Everglades Club in Florida, which has a famously discriminatory past. King resigned on Feb.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising DEI Administration Faculty 98

Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In a report by the Conway city government, they state: “Over 100 years ago, Conway made the strategic decision to pursue institutions of higher learning as a means of growing the Conway economy. Alumni LinkedIn data shows that the college has nearly 9,000 alums. That choice has paid countless dividends ever since. in six years.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Consulting Alumni Fundraising 52

Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 24, 2025

She previously worked as Chief of Policy and Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Kristi Noem in South Dakota, overseeing the implementation of the Governors pro-freedom agenda across all policy areas and state government agencies. Steve Warzoha White House Liaison Steve Warzoha joins the U.S.

Budget and Finance Management 61

Budget and Finance Management Education Higher Education Government 61