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The Planning and Budget Office at the University of Toronto regularly presents a combination of unit-level and institution-level financial data to chairs and deans in order to help them identify areas for growth and investment, increase financial literacy, and strengthen ties between academic and business units.
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University presidents need bold strategy to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive market.
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It’s time for marketing communications to have a say in campus strategy. Here’s how.
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Does your college have a mission—or just a mission statement?
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3 ways to align tenure criteria with your institutional strategy
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To grow academic programs profitably, ask these questions first
To help achieve financial goals when launching new academic program, ask these program evaluation questions.
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