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How to take a more holistic campus safety approach
Some campus leaders are reframing the campus safety conversation around community needs in order to take a more holistic campus safety approach.
Five myths about M&A that higher education leaders should recognize before evaluating opportunities
While interest in M&A has spiked, many leaders remain uncertain about how it might fit into their institutional strategy. Part of this stems from stakeholder misconceptions of M&A in higher ed: Board members, for example, may have experience with M&A in other industries but fail to recognize regulatory and cultural factors that make it difficult to apply corporate best practices in a higher education context. Meanwhile, other institutional stakeholders may misinterpret media narratives around M&As in higher ed, leading to overstated expectations around the ease, likelihood, or impact of a potential transaction
It’s time to ask tough questions about college and university athletic programs
Absent an effective strategy to review and realign the athletics portfolio, institutions risk the depletion of their financial and reputational resources, which is being accelerated due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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10 Tips to Improve Your Economic Development Website
Discover the 10 essential components commonly seen among the most mature institutional economic development websites.
