Higher education associations are key actors in helping college and university presidents gather and process the information required to make sound decisions. Even as they provide intelligence and analysis on specific agencies and programs, they are also providing broader advice that is coalescing around two themes.
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In early January, a large group of college and university presidents will be gathering in San Antonio for the Council…
A confluence of forces—demographic, economic, and financial—have increased the pressure on colleges and universities, such that analysts regularly suggest that higher education has reached an “inflection point.” To right-size budgets and introduce new programs that will attract students, most institutions are striving to identify extramural funding to supplement endowment and tuition revenue. The ability of many schools to survive may depend on the capacity of academic leaders to collaborate with their counterparts in advancement. The importance of this relationship—between academic leaders and advancement—was obvious during my time as a provost and an academic administrator, when I was frequently asked to be the interlocuter between my colleagues in advancement and faculty who could partner with them.