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Embracing a New Model for Higher Ed Governance Part 5: Board Improvement: Building a Culture of Continuous Board Improvement and Accountability

The Change Leader, Inc.

Furthermore, both the board and administration need to agree that innovation and growth are critical for the survival of the institution (and higher education). In previous blogs and our podcasts, you have heard us discuss how corporate governance is “infiltrating” higher education governance. are diverse).

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Presidents are also more involved in fundraising than ever, complicating their leadership roles. Fundraising has also become such a central part of the president’s role. Brit Kirwan 18:23 You and I both do continuing education for governing boards. Well, you can imagine faculty members don’t like that.

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Student Lifecycle Strategies for Enrollment and Retention: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 150 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amrit Ahluwalia

The Change Leader, Inc.

Some schools have, like Arizona State with its vertical research track, vertical teaching track, and continuing education lifelong learning track. Loyalty” should not be based on fundraising. The higher ed fundraising model is broken since it essentially involves asking graduates to donate because they graduated.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a generation that puts everything on social media, pictures of these poor living conditions can easily become public knowledge, and cause the exact kind of virality that keeps university administrators up at night. Administrators must be more creative in generating new revenue, as well.

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Teachers as Transformers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In addition to being an educational institution, campuses’ other functions loomed ever larger, as expenditures on fundraising, research, and technology escalated. To raise revenue, campuses became more entrepreneurial, expanding continuing education, offering summer programs, renting campus space, and more.