Student Success

Leading Change

April 11, 2023

How leaders can move from intent to action in higher ed

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.

Mike Daly

Strategic Finance

January 4, 2023

Higher education’s shift to strategic finance

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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Student Success

July 18, 2022

Why do we gather?

Why does higher ed gather students, faculty, and staff together? Does this reflect the needs of students and employers, or of institutions?

Richard Staisloff

Leading Change

June 16, 2022

Who are your campus ‘peers’?

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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Student Success

May 31, 2022

Improving affordability and student success: a parent’s perspective

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

Donna Desrochers

Strategic Finance Sustainable Business Models

April 15, 2022

Centering Academic Affairs in the Higher Education Business Model

rpk hosted a conversation with two prominent academic leaders about the role of the provost and other academic affairs leadership in supporting institutional financial health and sustainability. The insights and…

Katie Hagan

Leading Change Student Success Sustainable Business Models

October 19, 2021

Transformation at Scale webinar

In rpk GROUP's Transformation at Scale Webinar, we had the honor of hosting two strong leaders in higher education. Dr. Barbara Bichelmeyer, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Kansas,…

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Leading Change Student Success

October 13, 2021

Market Demand and Opportunity (MDO) Analysis

Designed to produce results that honor institutions' Mission, Market, and Margin®, the MDO framework provides three distinct components: academic portfolio alignment, program gap analysis and competitor analysis.

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Student Success

April 29, 2021

Teaching, learning, and making a global impact: the rpk GROUP internship program

Given the current state of the industry, it’s an exciting time to contribute to actionable change, especially in rpk’s signature style: not only by conducting analyses, but by teaching institutional…

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Academic Efficiencies Student Success

May 26, 2020

No-Cost Learning Materials: A Good Idea Before COVID-19, Now More Important Than Ever

Learn how SUNY System leveraged its investment in sustainable OER to create dividends for students, faculty and institutions.

Donna Desrochers