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The 50 most in-demand skills for graduates of your master’s programs

EAB

Our researchers analyzed job postings data nationwide to determine the top 50 most in-demand skills for professionals with a master’s degree. Our researchers categorized highly demanded skills as “fundamental” and “emerging skills.” Explore our newest research on succeeding in a changing MBA market. #3: 3: Finance.

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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. In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country.

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Five Things University Leaders are Prioritizing This Year (And Two They Should Be)

EAB

While our analysis validated many topics on our research agenda, we also surfaced a handful of surprises. EAB research identified strategic thinking and differentiation as key challenges many presidents and leadership teams struggle with, and surprisingly, at the heart of the issue was a general misunderstanding of what “strategy” even is.

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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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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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Dual enrollment can be costly for community colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But offering dual-enrollment courses comes at a cost for many community colleges because of discounted tuition rates for high school students and extra expenses associated with these courses, among other financial challenges, according to a new working paper by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

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

EAB

My name is Paul Gunther, and I'm Principal Strategic Lead for Research Partner Success. 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.