It’s All About Balance: Mission as Fulcrum
By Peter Fenner, PhD Economics and Survival or Thrival Even though higher education is not an ordinary business, improving outcomes at our not-for-profit (NFP) colleges and universities rely on...
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What is metrification? The concept of metrification is not new. In higher education, however, the widespread use of highly able software products augurs for strong applications of business...
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By Steve Kayser Pinterest, a social media resource site that acts like a virtual pin board, is changing the way people organize, consume, and share information – and it’s making waves in higher...
View ArticleHow is Success in Higher Education to be Defined?
By Peter Fenner, PhD Metrification to Match Mission & “Successful” Performance<br> Hardly a day passes without significant press outlets (New York Times, The Chronicle, Wall Street...
View ArticleCollege Spending in a Turbulent Decade: The Delta Cost Project Report
The Delta Cost Project at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) just released the “College Spending in a Turbulent Decade: The Delta Cost Project” report. Some highlights include: Community...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Driven by Data in Higher Education
Using Institutional Research and Analysis to Proactively and Pre-emptively Manage the Enterprise By Susan Coia Gailey, Founder, Data-Based Institutional Research, Assessment & Reporting Systems...
View ArticleHigher Education Student Health and Counseling: Eight Critical Elements to...
By Kate Fenner, PhD Student health and counseling (S&HC) are frequently overlooked services—overlooked, that is, until there is a campus emergency, epidemic, or incident. It is easy to understand...
View ArticleHigher Education’s Perfect Storm is Here
Two of You Will Not Make It Older readers may recall their college orientations session. Remember those folding bridge table chairs and general air of discomfort? The Dean imploring you to look to your...
View ArticleWhat are the Key Components of a Comprehensive Student Health and Counseling...
On many university campuses, Student Health and Counseling Services are treated as a strategic afterthought. Assets are grudgingly doled out, with little attention paid to the return on investment....
View ArticleHow to Evaluate the Academic Enterprise – Part 1
IN GOD WE TRUST … ALL OTHERS BRING DATA The rule of metrics in providing a measure of effectiveness in higher education cannot be over emphasized. “In God we trust, all others bring data” is a frequent...
View ArticleIt’s All About Balance: Mission as Fulcrum
Even though higher education is not an ordinary business, improving outcomes at our not-for-profit (NFP) colleges and universities rely on recognition that business principles cannot be avoided....
View ArticleMetrification in Higher Education
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View ArticlePinterest for Performance Improvement in Higher Education?
Pinterest, a social media resource site that acts like a virtual pin board, is changing the way people organize, consume and share information - and it's making waves in higher education. The post...
View ArticleHow is Success in Higher Education to be Defined?
By Peter Fenner, PhD Hardly a day passes without significant press outlets (New York Times, The Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, USA Today; TV broadcasts, and local presses) issuing a drumbeat of dire...
View ArticleCollege Spending in a Turbulent Decade: The Delta Cost Project Report
The Delta Cost Project at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) just released "College Spending in a Turbulent Decade: The Delta Cost Project" report. The post College Spending in a Turbulent...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Driven by Data in Higher Education
Costs of education, loan details, merit-based vs. need-based aid, loan default rates, graduation rates, learning outcomes, starting salaries, and employment in one’s major—these are figures that are...
View ArticleHow to Evaluate the Academic Enterprise – Part 1
The rule of metrics in providing a measure of effectiveness in higher education cannot be over emphasized. “In God we trust, all others bring data” is a frequent missive describing the need to make...
View ArticleUsing Assessment Results: Speculation, Leaps of Logic, and Stalemates
Regardless of higher education assessment methods, we speculate on the dynamics that underlie assessment results. When we want to improve assessment results, we take leaps of logic. Conflicting...
View ArticlePrivate Philanthropy: An Under-utilized Resource for Cementing Your...
If necessity is the mother of invention, then it is time to pay a visit to her cousin, replication – replication, as in borrowing from successful institutional playbooks in generating more charitable...
View ArticleHow to Evaluate the Academic Enterprise – Part 1
The rule of metrics in providing a measure of effectiveness in higher education cannot be over emphasized. “In God we trust, all others bring data” is a frequent missive describing the need to make...
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