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Planning for Higher Education Journal

A New Way for States to Fund Higher Education

 Can institutional planning and formula funding be brought together?
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Book Review: Broke
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Book Review: Entrepreneuring the Future of Higher Education
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Book Review: The State Must Provide
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Developing a Financial Strategy for Academic Distinction: A Case Study of the Rutgers Experience
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Experiences and Insights from Use of a Design-Build Process in Founding a New Campus

 Design-build was the best choice for K-State Olathe because of the flexibility with regard to unknown users and change stakeholder expectations.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Fund-Raisers as Presidents
Planning for Higher Education Journal

How Strategic Presidential Leadership and Institutional Culture Influenced Fund-Raising Effectiveness at Spelman College

 An explanatory case study qualitatively examines Spelman College using the presidential leadership strategy, decision approaches, and preferred institutional culture types of three past presidents as the embedded units of analysis. Despite novel leadership strategies and unique decision approaches, each president's fund-raising initiatives were successful. Viewing fundraising through these lenses provides a good starting point for institutional planners desiring to develop a research agenda for more effective funding-raising campaigns.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Institutional Expenditures and State Economic Factors Influencing 2012–2014 Public University Graduation Rates

 A better understanding of how to allocate different types of institutional expenditures for maximum return on investment may positively influence six-year graduation rates.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Integrating Board, System, and University Planning and Performance During a Period of Rapidly Declining State Funding Commitment

 Even in the most difficult financial times, integrating planning and budgeting throughout the organization creates opportunities for success.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

New Strategies for Fund Raising
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Teetering on the Demographic Cliff, Part 1

 A long-term decline in birth rates raises fundamental planning questions for higher education as the pool of 18-year-olds contracts after 2025. How can planners and leaders use the time we have to prepare for some of the most wrenching changes in a generation?
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Teetering on the Demographic Cliff, Part 2

 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?
Conference Recordings

The Higher Education Federal Policy Landscape

 As we approach the first six months of a new administration and Congress, Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at the American Council on Education, will provide perspective on the impact so far of the changes to the political landscape from the 2020 elections and the potential public policy road ahead for higher education and accreditation.
Example Plans

The Tuskegee Trajectory

 The university’s strategic plan details five broad goals with supporting strategies and measures for success. Focus centers on student success and leveraging technology for the 21st-century learning experience.