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Life support: How colleges are guiding students beyond campus life

University Business

To prepare students for a life outside of college, institutions are beginning to connect eager alumni with students to help show them the ropes of what it means to be the next version of themselves: adults. Time and time again, managing finances after graduation dominated the brainstorming sessions. ” says Crowley.

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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.

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How colleges are creating sustainable business models while upticking student support programs

University Business

Research by the Lumina Foundation found that providing advisers across academics, finances, mental health and other services is essential for the post-pandemic college cohort. The foundation of its commitment is to provide a modern, robust catalog of student success advisers and alumni engagement opportunities.

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A small college needs $2.6M to survive. It's raised $178K

Confessions of a Community College Dean

3, Interim President Stockwell Day—a former Canadian minister of finance—noted that the college wasn’t close to hitting the $2.6 Since then, information has dripped out in twice-monthly community updates—held after the college’s regular Monday public readings of Scripture—and regular emails to alumni.

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

Across-the-board budget cuts? Alumni aren’t receiving perceived reciprocal value from their alma mater nor bought into why their dollars matter. How comfortable and confident are you in managing change? What systems do you have in place to measure alumni outcomes, campus employment stats, or industry research and grants?

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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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A Beginner’s Guide to AI in Annual Giving

EAB

of various kinds of writing—as well as the creation of deliverable types that depend on some level of specialized knowledge—budgets or strategic plans, for example. creating budgets, drafting job descriptions) Data analytics (i.e., Student Affairs, Finance, Institutional Research, Schools and Colleges, etc.)