Administrative staffing is a critical piece of the financial sustainability equation for higher education institutions. While concerns about “administrative bloat” persist, the latest rpk GROUP report reveals a more nuanced…
Administrative staffing is a critical piece of the financial sustainability equation for higher education institutions. While concerns about “administrative bloat” persist, the latest rpk GROUP report reveals a more nuanced…
Higher education institutions are rethinking how they deploy faculty resources in response to shifting student demand and financial pressures. Managing instructional capacity—faculty staffing, course loads, and efficiency—is a key strategy…
For colleges and universities navigating an increasingly challenging financial landscape, the ability to balance revenue generation and spending is more critical than ever. As enrollment patterns shift and costs continue…
Administrative staffing is a critical piece of the financial sustainability equation for higher education institutions. While concerns about “administrative bloat” persist, the latest rpk GROUP report reveals a more nuanced…
Higher education institutions are rethinking how they deploy faculty resources in response to shifting student demand and financial pressures. Managing instructional capacity—faculty staffing, course loads, and efficiency—is a key strategy…
For colleges and universities navigating an increasingly challenging financial landscape, the ability to balance revenue generation and spending is more critical than ever. As enrollment patterns shift and costs continue…
Higher education institutions are navigating shifting revenue streams, rising costs, and the expiration of pandemic relief funding. Understanding metrics like net income and the composite financial index (CFI) is critical…
Much of higher education is under financial stress. Institutions are balancing shifting enrollment patterns, changing funding levels, and increasing costs. While the impact of these changes to the bottom line…
Across rpk’s work with over 200 higher education institutions, one thing has always held true: some academic program offerings demonstrate much higher demand from students.
By Katie Hagan and Charlotte Pierce Colleges and universities often look to their peers for insights and best practice when preparing to launch critical change management initiatives. This is especially…
Be it the warmth or the reminiscence of childhood, summer naturally lends itself to the feeling of exploration. It is a season well suited to pushing boundaries, learning, and self-revitalization.…
John McIntosh, managing partner at SeaChange, joined Rick Staisloff for the April 2023 Wednesday Webinar to discuss higher education’s arrival at strategic partnerships. SeaChange helps nonprofits apply quantitative approaches to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on the world, with U.S. higher education institutions significantly affected. In response, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…
How do we do less in higher ed, and do it better? It starts with truly understanding the ROI to our students, employers, institutions and state/systems.
Matthew Crellin, Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, recently joined rpk’s Rick Staisloff for this latest Mission, Market, and Margin® interview looking at important shifts in the…
You have to be intentional about the culture of a firm and the creation of that culture – especially when you have a firm that operates 100% remotely. In the…
Autumn always presents an important annual milestone for rpk GROUP. We’ve been in the business of learning about strategic finance and sharing our findings for a dozen years now. What…
Higher ed leaders are managing a lot these days: high staff turnover rates, increasing student needs for academic and mental health support, revenue shortfalls, and dated technology. How can they…
