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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. ” UCA may not draw from a large endowment, but it did run a $100 million fundraising campaign that reached its mark almost a year before deadline.

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

This has dramatically changed the landscape of higher ed funding —federal funds are typically granted to individual students and research projects, while states typically support the general operations of public institutions. Across-the-board budget cuts? How comfortable and confident are you in managing change?

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A Beginner’s Guide to AI in Annual Giving

EAB

Users and researchers (including ChatGPT’s creators) are only just beginning to understand its full range of capabilities. 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. Where do you collect data for your system?

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What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders

EAB

These responses doubled those of the prior year’s survey, and they far exceeded other common retention threats such as finances and academic difficulty. Mental help support is resource intensive by nature and may become harder to fund if institutional budgets tighten during the post-pandemic economy.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

The two most obvious, building on the skills that students are learning during their degree programs, are teaching positions and research positions. Colleges and universities also hire for research scientist roles, which are full-time staff positions. Program assessment is another responsibility of institutional research offices.

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EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage

EAB

To support our partners in navigating both longstanding and emergent challenges, we pair rigorous research and deep knowledge of higher education with expert advisory services to holistically support each cabinet member as a functional leader and to serve the institutional leadership as a whole—we call this Strategic Advisory Services.

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

Creatrix Campus

BARC Research. Efficient allocation of budgets and staff. Strengthening relationships for fundraising. Chief Financial Officers : Utilize diverse data for real-time and future financial decisions, aiding in cost management and resource allocation. Forbes Survey. McKinsey Global Institute. Big data users cut costs by 10%.