When the finance team at Wofford College in South Carolina wanted to show it could support a slightly higher than average tuition increase, advanced financial software was on hand to make the case to the board of trustees. “We loaded historical sticker prices for Wofford and our peers into the software and then made a […]

A college or university's campus represents, physically, its environment for learning—its training ground for future thought leaders. Yet today, many U.S. institutions of higher education lack the appropriate resources and funding needed to develop new infrastructure or to upgrade existing buildings. To solve this problem, more are turning toward a public-private partnership (P3) model—a practice common […]

Empowering underrepresented sectors in higher ed doesn't stop with recruiting a diverse student population. Yet, in many cases, institutions are not creating a more inclusive atmosphere for top female and minority administrators by paying them as much as their white, male peers. In fact, just 11 of 2,279 institutions responding to a recent survey from […]

What are key considerations for administrators when deciding whether to provide more single dorm rooms on campus?” “Most freshman are in a fragile state during their first year and placing them in a single room can increase the feeling of isolation, leading to lower retention rates. They often need a ready-made roommate/buddy that can help […]