Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image: Community college leaders are largely thrilled about the rise in high school students enrolling in college classes, particularly after steep enrollment declines during the pandemic, and many are hoping the trend continues. The paper offers strategies for colleges to run dual-enrollment programs without breaking the bank.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2025

April 22, 2025 · Episode 256 Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges 33 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. How higher ed leaders are using capital funding strategieslike P3s, bonds, and donor partnershipsto fix infrastructure and housing gaps.

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University Business

APRIL 14, 2025

Department of Education laid off nearly all federal staff responsible for managing, analyzing and interpreting higher education data through the National Center for Education Statistics. In March 2025, the U.S. Quiet unraveling of NCES Few headlines covered the March 2025 layoffs at NCES.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

” The first concern is an admitted student’s cost of enrollment and financial resources prior to starting at the institution, and then colleges must support the student in having the resources to graduate on time. Give special attention to building budgeting skills Budgeting was the No.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The idea that academic library budgets are fungible shows ignorance of how these budgets work. Over the past couple of weeks, I worked with a number of academic librarians and an expert in higher ed finance to create a series of Q&As that explored academic library funding. Again, fair criticism.

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Higher Education Inquirer

JANUARY 16, 2024

[Editor's note: This article first appeared at the Kelchen on Education blog.] This spring, I get to teach my PhD class in higher education finance again—the eighth time that I have taught it in my eleven-year faculty career. The higher education finance landscape and data sources Chetty, R., Understanding budgets.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The average return for all college endowments in fiscal 2022 was negative 8 percent, falling far short of the 30.6 NACUBO also found that colleges increased their endowment spending, with dollars increasingly flowing toward institutional operating budgets, largely focused on student financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

Image: Facing a budget deficit of $5 million, Southern Oregon University is considering a realignment plan that will include deep cuts, which its president says are necessary to right the ship financially. The new president first learned about the depth of SOU’s budget woes during his third day on the job.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Meanwhile, the King’s College is exploring partnerships even as it courts donors, hoping a higher education savior will step up if the generosity of philanthropists doesn’t come through. But students at the King’s College have another metric: free Chick-fil-A.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

To that end, they’ve introduced three pieces of legislation designed to beef up financial oversight of the state’s colleges and universities. ” And the last bill would mandate training programs in financial higher ed management for members of institutions’ governing boards. New Jersey invested nearly $2.8

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 3, 2023

But the university’s longtime president, Glenda Glover, alumni and other supporters of the Nashville institution have argued against a proposal that would place the institution under the oversight of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the governing board for 37 technical and community colleges in the state. million, from $5.2

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

I consider access to higher education to be one of the most important missions of The Center for Higher Education Leadership. As a first-generation student , I have experienced the struggle of trying to finance an education while working long hours and balancing family demands. About the author. by Terri E.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. 4) I have had the opportunity to redesign the institutional research function at both community colleges and at a public regional university.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 22, 2022

” Math instruction “has much to correct [because] the subject and community of mathematics has a history of exclusion and filtering, rather than inclusion and welcoming.” Homework is one of the most inequitable practices of education.” ” “Do not include homework … as any part of grading.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions.

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Credit for Prior Learning has long been utilized by higher education to award credit for work, life or training experience. Ian Roark (10:55.297) that’s really about the skills needed to get the job or what at Pima Community College with our new chancellor, we’re referring to now more as a market driven curriculum.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Most higher education leaders are just beginning to realize the long-term impact these mental health concerns could have on enrollment and student success—and just how underprepared their institutions are to meet the challenge. Consider hiring a dedicated leader to manage your cross-institution mental health strategy.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

31 October · Episode 179 Beyond Ideas: Implementing Innovative Structures in Higher Education 38 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Implementing innovative structures in higher education is not an option; it's a necessity. President Mantella's approach is a how-to guide.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 18, 2025

Three Takeaways for Higher Education Leaders Lead Marketing with Research Before launching new programs or campaigns, validate demand with real data from prospective students and employers. Positioning Marketing as a Strategic Asset This conversation highlights a major shift in how colleges must think about marketing.

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Higher Ed Connects: News

AUGUST 28, 2019

Colleges and universities are great places to work. students who are no longer are attracted to faculty careers are still interested in working in higher education. The good news is that a wide range of positions at colleges and universities are open to those with a Ph.D.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

One goal is to change the narrative for students and families that are beginning to wonder if higher education is out of their reach. How might we provide them a pathway to no debt in that transaction, and then make it just a value proposition about, UCA is a good fit for them and their educational goals?

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I recently ran across a white paper called Ideas for an Affordable New Educational Institution out of MIT’s J-WEL center. This was back in the 1990s, so it was early for a professor outside of an education or computer science department to be thinking about such things. clearly never lost his passion as an educator.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

Technology’s Role in Enabling Enrollment Growth Franklin University exemplifies how technology can be leveraged to enhance enrollment and streamline educational processes. The university has established over 1,300 articulation agreements with community colleges across the country.

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Parchment

MARCH 26, 2024

adults who have experienced higher education strongly agree their coursework is relevant to their work and day-to-day life. link] Transcript Matthew Sterenberg (00:01.26) Alright, I am here with Rob Buelow, Vice President and General Manager of Education at Vector Solutions. of all of the education institutions in the country.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Drumm McNaughton President Teniente-Matson shares insights on utilizing public-private partnerships to develop meaningful student, community, and brand experiences. Not all news in higher education is doom and gloom.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 11, 2023

Image: The Biden administration is moving forward on a sweeping plan to overhaul how student borrowers can repay their loans, though advocates want the Education Department to go further in its plan, while critics cite the price tag as an area of concern. Over all, the changes are expected to have a net budget impact of $137.9

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

26 December · Episode 187 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions 55 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024. Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024.

Higher Education 52

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Parchment

JUNE 4, 2024

So I was brought on, I was previously at the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and I was brought on to create a portfolio around post -secondary education. For instance, we’re not purely higher education. What are we creating on the education and training side? We purposely chose post -secondary.

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