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Moving beyond the enrollment cliff: Lessons learned in scaling & sustaining adult enrollment

November 29, 2023
As institutions continue to navigate pandemic-related enrollment declines, a new challenge looms on the horizon.

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Moving beyond the enrollment cliff: Lessons learned in scaling & sustaining adult enrollment

November 29, 2023
As institutions continue to navigate pandemic-related enrollment declines, a new challenge looms on the horizon.
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Ready for your next academic portfolio review? See this decision framework first

November 9, 2023
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…
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Stewardship, sustainability, and student success: What we learned in ‘summer school’

September 25, 2023
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.…

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FeaturedSustainable Business Models

Moving beyond the enrollment cliff: Lessons learned in scaling & sustaining adult enrollment

November 29, 2023
As institutions continue to navigate pandemic-related enrollment declines, a new challenge looms on the horizon.
FeaturedLeading Change

Ready for your next academic portfolio review? See this decision framework first

November 9, 2023
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…
FeaturedSustainable Business Models

Stewardship, sustainability, and student success: What we learned in ‘summer school’

September 25, 2023
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.…
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Higher Education’s Arrival at Strategic Partnerships

July 25, 2023
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…
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HEERF funding: A lifeline for higher education institutions, but a missed chance for reinvention?

June 21, 2023
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)…
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State ROI from higher education: The increasing call for systemwide change

May 31, 2023
Change has arrived in higher education, with a focus on financial sustainability and ROI prompting a new set of questions for leadership.
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Do less better

April 27, 2023
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.
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How leaders can move from intent to action in higher ed

April 11, 2023
Higher education is ready and willing to transform its structures to achieve greater equity and student success. Here's what it's going to take.
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A proactive look at strategic partnerships

February 24, 2023
As institutions begin considering the benefits of a strategic partnership, leaders should consider these key questions.
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Higher education’s shift to strategic finance

January 4, 2023
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…
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Work/life balance and rpk’s winter recess

December 21, 2022
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…
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8 key lessons from a dozen years of strategic finance

November 16, 2022
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…
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Looking past survival: What today’s institutions need to thrive

October 10, 2022
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…
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Are we ready to work together?

September 30, 2022
Higher education institutions have long operated under the premise that each of their programs and services is unique. But this resistance may be starting to break down.
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Institutional leaders weigh in on financial stability

August 31, 2022
A recent survey of institutional leaders runs counter to rpk’s experience in the field.
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Why do we gather?

July 18, 2022
Why does higher ed gather students, faculty, and staff together? Does this reflect the needs of students and employers, or of institutions?
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Is your institution spending for greatest impact?

July 11, 2022
If students aren't completing degree programs with the same rate of success, what actions need to be taken—and what role does the business model play?
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On loving tough change

June 24, 2022
Change. It’s scary. It’s tough. You’ll love it.
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Who are your campus ‘peers’?

June 16, 2022
Peer groups are frequently constructed from an admissions perspective and include colleges considered to be enrollment ‘competitors.’ But rpk examines other metrics. Here's why.
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Improving affordability and student success: a parent’s perspective

May 31, 2022
Parents and students should know that many colleges, universities, systems, and foundations are deeply invested in improving affordability and student outcomes.