Ever wonder why institutions that serve working adults—even the ones that are mostly online—still have clubs, organizations, mascots, and graduation walks?
Many believe that what art and design schools teach is peripheral. But the serious business of today's economy has now circled back to these institutions.
Half of all institutions that have announced closures this year are affiliated with Christian or Catholic denominations, according to this University Business tracker.
Trustees do not need to be CFOs, but they do need to understand the financial drivers that determine whether an institution is stable, vulnerable, or on a slow glide path toward distress.
Christopher L. Augostini takes the helm at Emory University while Tufts Provost Caroline Attardo Genco becomes the first female president at the University at Buffalo.
Post-secondary education is an investment that should leave students financially better off. However, reducing a college education to early-career earnings data is economically misguided.
