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More100 Tactics for Immediate Labor Savings
How higher education leaders should approach labor cuts during COVID-19
In response to COVID-19 budget woes, college and university leaders are considering widespread layoffs to remain solvent. Watch this short video to learn why that happens, and how you can secure sustainable cost savings that won’t jeopardize staff morale.
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.
How to Improve Faculty Diversity Through Inclusive Hiring and Retention Practices
David Pluviose, executive editor of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, shares steps universities should take to ensure faculty diversity.
Transforming university finance and operations strategy in response to COVID-19
COVID-19 has exacerbated existing threats to higher education institutions’ financial stability—including enrolment volatility, value-for-money concerns, and an expensive delivery model. Discover the types of transformative changes institutions are considering in response to pressures on university finance and operations amid COVID-19.
FY21 institutional budgets are under pressure. Here’s how SFOs are reining in costs and finding new revenue sources.
This article documents the scale and impact of FY21 budget cuts to date. It also catalogs what cost-containment tactics (and a few revenue-generating ideas) Facilities leaders have taken or plan to take soon.
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MoreAssessing and Responding to the Financial Impact of COVID-19
In this session, we will share benchmarking data from a recent EAB survey of higher ed business leaders on current financial status and planned next steps, as well as case studies of emerging cost reduction efforts in the COVID-19 crisis.
The Finance Function of the Future
In this four-part series, we explore the ways that business leaders are transforming their finance functions to expand their strategic impact.
