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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. Below are a few of the key themes that appeared in multiple capstone projects from past participants.

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Strategic Adaptation in Higher Education: Navigating 2024 and Beyond: Embracing Transformation and Resilience in Higher Education Business Models

The Change Leader, Inc.

Traditional cost-cutting measures, such as hiring freezes and budget cuts, offer only temporary relief – they fail to address the systemic issues that are eroding the financial foundations of these institutions. These cuts include cutting 28 majors and 143 faculty. Faculty members, too, experienced a shift in perspective.

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Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education: Unlocking the Potential of Analytics

Creatrix Campus

Importance of data-driven decision making in higher education Data-driven decision-making in higher education holds significant importance as it enables institutions to: Identifying at-risk students and enhancing retention. Efficient allocation of budgets and staff. Improving course offerings and design.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

With more than two-thirds of community college students requesting aid annually, 30% being Pell-eligible, 16% being single parents —and inflation at a perilous high—everyone is feeling the effects of one more line-item in the household budget each month. Remind them about available resources often, and at the top of each semester.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Mumpower told lawmakers that university leaders should have foreseen a housing crisis, given that it more than quadrupled its 2022–23 scholarship budget to $28.3 “In the fall of 2021, management decided to conduct an extensive recruiting campaign to bring in more students, which by itself is not an issue.

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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

Several large universities, including West Virginia University and the University of Nebraska Lincoln, faced significant budget cuts. Examples include the University of Bridgeport and Connecticut State collaborating to offer shared courses and faculty resources.