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Learning Resources

Shrinking Pool of Potential Students

Planning for Higher Education Journal

Book Review: Peak Higher Ed
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Book Review: The Agile College
Conference Presentations

Canaries in the Demographic Coal Mine

 We'll discuss the demographic decline, institutions already affected, and proactive strategies for addressing it (already undertaken by some).
Planning for Higher Education Journal

From Institutional Advancement to Termination

 The college’s closure demonstrates that integrated planning is not limited to growth and expansion. It also offers a practical framework for aligning people, resources, and obligations when an institution must contract and ultimately close.
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?
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Teetering on the Demographic Cliff, Part 3

 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 Role of Community Colleges in Future-proofing Education

 In this session, we’ll share how community colleges can use metrics to understand long-term projections around regional enrollment needs and use human purpose integrated design to build for the future.