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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While city funding has never wavered, their budget failed to grow with the rate of inflation. million into the program, increasing the total budget line for BMI to $3.4 At Hunter College, one of the largest and best-known CUNY institutions, Dr. Marcia Cantarella is a consultant to the Hunter BMI program, Brothers for Excellence.

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Documenting the Growth of Responsibility Center Management Budget Models in Public Higher Education

Robert Kelchen

One popular way of doing this is through responsibility center management (RCM) budget models, which base a portion of a unit’s budget on their ability to effectively generate and use resources. [1] This is notable because these are often included on consultants’ slide decks as successful moves to RCM.

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New Jersey City University Continues Financial Recovery After 2022 Fiscal Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And the school is even “conservatively forecasting” a “break-even balanced budget for fiscal year 2024,” according to NJCU President Andrés Acebo. Some roles and departments – such as the divisions of administration and finance or student affairs and enrollment management – were consolidated. And they did.

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Building the Dream Team: How to Form a Digital Transformation Committee for Your Institution

Creatrix Campus

There's a bigger picture here than just managing a project. A Project Manager This individual manages the project daily. They organize, manage, and track deadlines. They oversee project timelines and budgets. Strong project managers pay attention to every detail and finish on time.

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Elite private colleges may be the only financially healthy segment 3 years from now

University Business

While CARES Act funding largely kept schools afloat and even jumpstarted a renaissance at HBCUs, one global management consulting firm believes most higher ed is unprepared to deal with a post-pandemic landscape.

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Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges: Changing Higher Ed podcast 256 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Brent Miller of HED

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Brent Miller, Higher Education Market Sector Leader at HED, about how institutional leaders are creatively structuring major projects through P3s, donor partnerships, and local bonds, while managing long-term costs and aligning with campus missions. and international institutions.

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How to keep moving when higher ed data dries up

University Business

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. NCES was left with a skeletal team of just three people. For the moment, the IPEDS platform remains live. Whats happening with enrollment? Completion rates?