Access and Affordability

An integrated, personalized and meaningful engagement strategy brings in more than just gifts, says UB guest columnist Robert Anderson, who is vice president for alumni relations and development at Albion College in Michigan.

As Marlboro College plans to close, CNBC reports that leaders at 1 in 5 small private colleges face serious financial problems.

The number of international students hit an all-time high, but overall enrollment only grew by 0.05% and the number of first-timers declined for the third school year in a row.

Some experts warn of a looming higher ed enrollment bust, but applications are not down everywhere as colleges reach out to new groups of students.

Higher ed efforts such as improved academic advising and financial literacy lessons, plus an increase in scholarships and work-study programs, are making a difference in helping to ease the student loan crisis.

A day in the life of a college’s chief academic officer includes more time spent on managing money than ever.