InterEd, Inc. - Higher Ed Briefing

Friday

Aug272010

August 27, 2010

Are Public Universities Responsible for the Success of For-profits?

Runaway Inflation in a Recessionary Period

As predicted, public universities are increasing tuition this fall by double-digits, one as high as 17% and many in the 13-15% range. For the most part, these presidents have done everything they could to convince their legislatures that their budgets should not be cut. Now, having secured what they could from the taxpayers, they have no choice but to raise tuition to meet projected shortfall.

Or do they . . .?

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Enrollment,

Innovation,

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Wednesday

Aug252010

August 25, 2010

Do-It-Yourself Mystery Shopping

If you are a colleague, you already know how much importance I place on monitoring all aspects of service delivery, from marketing and enrollment to the management of alumni relations, and adjusting those functions based on what you learn through the monitoring processes. . . . Continuous quality improvement is not possible without continuous quality monitoring.

While every leader in higher education appears to agree with this statement, very few colleges and universities (I can count them on one hand) have comprehensive monitoring systems in place. As important as they are, the development of these systems ends up pushed aside by the latest crisis or even the press of daily business.

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Tuesday

Jun222010

June 22, 2010

Broader GAO Study Is Needed

In addition to examining the abuses of credit awards as proposed by the DoEd’s Inspector General and Congress, where there are abuses in all sectors, I encourage the GAO to conduct a full analysis of total taxpayer costs, direct and hidden, under the three major types of institutions. Much of the political agenda against the for-profits is being underwritten by a campaign of innuendo implying that the taxpayer is being ripped off by the for-profits. A GAO analysis will show otherwise.

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Sunday

Jun132010

June 13, 2010

Barriers to Innovation Part I: Culture, Leadership, Management

For 16 years our firm's sole business has been facilitating innovation in higher education. We do this by working with senior decision-makers to develop not only the vision but to implement the concrete strategy necessary to achieve that vision. When I speak of "innovation" in this Executive Briefing, I am speaking of the growth, change, and improvement that leads to achieving all three pillars of the cheaper/faster/better platform.

These deeply involving longitudinal experiences have given me a perspective that is much different from what would have been available to me on the sidelines. The sidelines may offer vantage for critical potshots and simplistic solutions but the real environment of higher education is busier and more complex than critics realize.

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Admission Standards as a Predictor of Success in Adult-centered Programs

Few issues in adult-centered higher education (seat time and instructional design being other candidates) are more controversial and less informed by empirical evidence than admissions standards for programs designed for working adults. Ask for opinions on admissions standards at your next faculty meeting and you’ll get an earful.