In this web seminar, a panel of campus leaders discussed how actively managed payment plans have helped their institutions increase enrollment and retention, improve institutional cash flow and business office efficiencies, and enhance the student experience.
Realities and priorities for campus admissions and retention leaders. See results of UB's Outlook on 2019 survey of enrollment and retention administrators.
This web seminar discussed strategies for updating these core processes and creating a more connected campus, and some best practices to apply at any institution.
What is the state of unstructured data on college campuses today? There is a huge proliferation of information produced, from emails to applications for financial aid and dorm rooms. Gartner estimates that upward of 80 percent of enterprise data today is unstructured. But the business strategy to capture this content and organize it for efficiency […]
Education played a key role in state and federal congressional races, and placed second among issues promoted in gubernatorial campaign ads. Twenty new governors took seats from incumbents, while Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives. Policy analysts said several gubernatorial candidates won on the promise of reforming higher ed systems to provide affordable […]
It turns out that a key factor in students finishing college is their experience during the very start of college, from the moment they send their deposit through freshman orientation. Institutions find that switching the focus of orientation to fostering campus connections boosts student engagement, and research links student connectedness to retention. So at many […]
Every election season, hopeful candidates pitch various plans to make college affordable for everyone. And in the past few years, dozens of states, localities and schools have proposed free college policies sometimes known as "promise programs." However, these initiatives often set strict requirements that exclude many students who need the most assistance. Jennifer Mishory, a […]
Public institutions are constantly attempting to re-define their core missions and at the same time, regain the public's trust. ¯As such, there are a number of forces that have made the Higher Education landscape increasingly competitive. Exacerbating these forces are shifts in the high school population demographics and a continued under investment in public higher […]
Since 2000, the net price of college has increased while real family income has stagnated. As a result, most students and their families have fewer resources but face higher out-of-pocket costs to attend college, with some making difficult trade-offs between paying for college or meeting their basic needs. Recent estimates indicate that approximately half of […]
