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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 One innovation, he says, is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a programmatic recruitment tool. Three different populations. They know the program.

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How to beat the enrollment cliff: Act like Yamaha

University Business

“We were built as a single product institution that only knew how to recruit freshmen,” says Melik Khoury, president of Unity Environmental University since 2016. An overarching system centralizes critical functions like HR, finance and other business units that standardize and coordinate each subsidiary.

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The 50 most in-demand skills for graduates of your master’s programs

EAB

Skills commonly conferred in MBA programs, including “project management” and “finance,” appeared among fundamental skills, and “Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)” appeared among emerging skills. 3: Finance. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment for financial managers will grow 17% in the next 10 years.

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Five Things University Leaders are Prioritizing This Year (And Two They Should Be)

EAB

During my listening tour, one senior finance leader shared that they have invested in several leadership interventions to help former faculty, now administrators build their strategic thinking muscles. We also provide more hands-on support through our newly launched Financial Performance Collaborative.

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Interest rate changes could challenge universities, student loans and post 16 and vocational education

SRHE

If there is another 0.25% increase in the base rate, as is widely anticipated, this will place government and university finances under further pressure over the next few years with significant negative implications for HE students, the UK Government’s education budget in general and the further education college budget in particular.

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What Every Vice Chancellor Should Monitor in Higher Education: KPIs for Institutional Success

Creatrix Campus

Because of your capacity to set rules, authorize budgets, and oversee curriculum changes, you are in command of progress. Monitoring these trends not only provides insight into recruitment performance but also identifies which student populations are flourishing or struggling.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Projects addressed topics such as program review, data strategy, budget models, enrollment growth, and more. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.