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Designing a Program Scorecard for Continuous Improvement
The purpose of an office of institutional effectiveness is to collect, manage and distribute evidential data that is used to inform decision-making. If the data is not...
4 Steps for Financial Viability When HEERF Grants Deplete
The current sustainability of higher education has been an uneasy topic for many in the industry over the past three years. With the unforeseeable challenges created by the...
How Johns Hopkins is Improving Undergraduate Education
In 2017, Johns Hopkins University — which prides itself on being the United States first research university — knew that it needed to take a step back and re-evaluate how the...
Are you in the driver’s seat or is your institution at risk for a wrong turn?
For forward-thinking colleges and universities, Institutional Effectiveness is no longer the small office that helps with accreditation. Nor is re-accreditation their sole...
How do I determine what budget model is best for my institution?
With the current amalgamation of financial challenges facing higher education, institutions must consider how their current budget model is impacting their financial...
What are the different budget models in higher education?
As 2023 rolls into the second half of the spring semester, most institutions are preparing for the end of their current financial year. As has been the case for the past...
4 Steps for Financial Viability When HEERF Grants Deplete
The current sustainability of higher education has been an uneasy topic for many in the industry over the past three years. With the unforeseeable challenges created by the...
8 Ways to Make Your Self-Study Meaningful Beyond Accreditation
Self studies serve a number of important purposes besides reaccreditation. Taking a deeper dive into your institutional effectiveness and improvement data regularly can help...
Long-range financial planning is the next smart move for CFOs
Is the institution making the best use of its money? Are students and university stakeholders satisfied with their return on investment? Can we survive, or thrive, five to...
Agile Wayfinding—6 steps to reboot your integrated planning process
Introduction — In 2019, the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) reorganized from two schools divided by undergraduate and graduate into three schools based on...
Smarter benchmarking helps colleges thrive
Colleges and universities are increasingly being asked to support their decisions with data. A 2022 report from Educause highlights this as one of the top trends driving...