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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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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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Dual enrollment can be costly for community colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The courses can require colleges to negotiate articulation agreements with school districts or schools, evaluate faculty, add IT infrastructure, and hire personnel dedicated to enrollment management, advising and supports for high school students, among other needs, all of which take time and money. percent of its total budget.

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Where higher ed leaders agree (and disagree) on the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress

EAB

Here, we have organized all the work institutions must undertake to make progress on DEIJ into 33 mission-critical activities across six categories. -->. -->. --> Manage vision and strategy. -->. -->. -->. Meanwhile, no VPs of business and finance scored "update the budget process" highest. Activities. Activities. Activities.