Planning for Higher Education Journal Published
Build College Community, Resilience, and Trust through Campus-Wide Meetings
By: Kelley L. Conrad, PhD
More than 100 Muskegon Community College employees attend weekly, all-college meetings. These are essential touchpoints for communication, learning, and planning.
From Volume 50 Number 3 | April–June 2022
Abstract: Since 2011 Michigan’s Muskegon Community College has held all-campus meetings every Friday morning. Initially the meetings were for student services staff to share information and updates. When COVID-19 caused a rapid shift to virtual course and service delivery, meeting attendance more than tripled as the college community drew together to understand what was happening, what was needed from and expected of employees, and how to connect with colleagues when doing so in person was not possible.
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Agile and Inclusive Strategies for Employers, Educators and Workers in Unsettled Times
By: Larry Goldstein, MS, CPA
From Volume 50 Number 3 | April–June 2022
Abstract: Work Force Rx: Agile and Inclusive Strategies for Employers, Educators and Workers in Unsettled Times
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Different Conditions Require a Different Kind of Planning
By: Bryan C. Harvey, EdD
Higher education has faced major changes for some time—COVID-19 accelerated that volatility—and now we’re anticipating the demographic downslope in student enrollment. How and when should institutions mobilize for the difficult work of planning in the face of wrenching change?
From Volume 50 Number 2 | January–March 2022
Abstract: Part 1 of this series described a major contraction in the pool of college-going 18-year-olds that will reverse decades of growth and stability for higher education.
Part 2 explored how we can shape a planning context that supports success in the coming 10 or 20 years. Part 3 suggests how our approach to planning must shift to prepare for abrupt change.
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Achieving Graceful Transitions in the Academy
By: Susan C. Allen, MBA
From Volume 50 Number 2 | Jan–Mar 2022
Abstract: Higher Education Business Models Under Stress: Achieving Graceful Transitions in the Academy
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Trends for Higher Education Published
Within the world of higher education, what are some of today’s key trends—and what are some implications for institutions of higher learning?
Abstract: We’ve organized Trends using STEEP: Social, Technology, Economic, Environmental, and Political. Each trend includes a brief trend summary, a footnoted source, and discussion questions to help you analyze and act on the trend.
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Example Plans Published
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This short-duration strategic framework describes goals and very specific action steps to guide the institution through the current, globally tumultuous era.
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Turning Away from the Challenge Is the Riskiest Strategy of All
By: Bryan C. Harvey, EdD
Higher education has faced major changes for some time—COVID-19 accelerated that volatility—and now we’re anticipating the demographic downslope in student enrollment. How and when should institutions mobilize for the difficult work of planning in the face of wrenching change?
From Volume 50 Number 1 | October–December 2021
Abstract: Part 1 of this series described a major contraction in the pool of college-going 18-year-olds that will reverse decades of growth and stability for higher education. Drawing on the path-breaking analysis of Carleton College economist Nathan Grawe, it outlined how widespread but variable the change will be, and discussed some of the effects—on enrollment, revenue, facilities, staffing, and more—for which colleges and universities should be preparing. This Part 2 explores these implications: How can we shape a planning context that supports success in the coming 10 or 20 years? What attitudes and skillsets will remain useful, and what may need to change?
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The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Public Universities
By: Karen Merritt, PhD
From Volume 50 Number 1 | October–December 2021
Abstract: by Laura T. Hamilton and Kelly Nielsen
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Apply the Three Time Horizons Perspective to Planning and Governance
By: Jim Downey, PhD
An integrated model of three horizons, three areas of planning, and three types of governance is presented as a framework for institutional leadership.
From Volume 50 Number 1 | October–December 2021
Abstract: The global COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the world of higher education. As institutions look to the future, beyond the end of the pandemic, significant uncertainty exists. There is little question that colleges and universities will have to do a better job at planning, and boards at governing, to flourish in the years ahead. In this article an integrated model centered around three different time horizons, three areas of planning, and three types of governance is presented. The model can serve as a framework to demonstrate how these are all related, self-reinforcing, and usable as an aid for institutional leadership.
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