article thumbnail

Career Ceilings

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. A great financial aid officer who aspires to be a finance and admin VP will suddenly be responsible for overseeing construction and bond issues. For colleges that only have one library, the next step up for the head of the library is likely a very different job.

article thumbnail

My 2023 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

The last three times that I taught the course ( spring 2022 , spring 2020 , and fall 2017 ), I shared my reading list for the class on this blog. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48 (3), Article 4. link ) The financial viability of higher education Ducoff, N. College costs, financial aid, and student decisions.

Finance 113
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

My 2022 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

The last two times that I taught the course ( spring 2020 and fall 2017 ), I shared my reading list for the class on this blog. Lumina Foundation video series on federal financial aid: [link]. Financial aid and for-profit colleges: Does aid encourage entry? Financial aid policies, practices, and impacts.

Finance 113
article thumbnail

My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List (Robert Kelchen)

Higher Education Inquirer

[Editor's note: This article first appeared at the Kelchen on Education blog.] I link to the final versions of the articles whenever possible, but those without access to an academic library should note that earlier versions of many of these articles are available online via a quick Google search. Friedman, J. link ) Ward, J.

Finance 40
article thumbnail

Friday Fragments

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Some great responses from readers came in this week! Another reader referred me to this piece by Kevin Dickinson, which covers both the Japanese concept of tsundoku and Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s notion of an “anti-library.”

article thumbnail

3 Questions for Todd Nicolet, Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation At the most recent edX/2U University Partner Advisory Council meeting , we had the privilege of spending time with Dr. Todd Nicolet. Todd is the Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC.

article thumbnail

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

EAB

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.