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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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Interest rate changes could challenge universities, student loans and post 16 and vocational education

SRHE

If there is another 0.25% increase in the base rate, as is widely anticipated, this will place government and university finances under further pressure over the next few years with significant negative implications for HE students, the UK Government’s education budget in general and the further education college budget in particular.

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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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3 competencies that take a chief human resource officer from tactical to strategic

EAB

But to strategically recruit and retain talent in today’s competitive labor market, CHROs must proactively articulate why prospective and current employees should choose them over other competitors. finance, DEIJ) and hinge on unit-level buy-in and behavior. More on hiring and recruiting. Teacher Recruitment and Retention.

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

Across-the-board budget cuts? Your campus is seen as increasingly unaffordable to current and prospective students, threatening retention and recruitment. How comfortable and confident are you in managing change? We see these solutions play out in predictable ways on campuses. Stand alone tuition and fees increases?

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How UCA is Creating a Debt-Free Pathway to a College Degree

EAB

So really for the last five years, as we've been doing our work and our resource optimization initiative to make certain that the university's finances, we're not only sound, but that our dollars within our budget flow into priorities. Let's reach out to Paul and let's go that extra mile to be able to do that case management approach."