Hope and Denial are Not Strategies
Today a great many American colleges and universities -- ranging from those that, at least for now, seem reasonably secure to those that are hanging on by just a slight financial thread -- are faced with a series of threats. Some institutions are involved in thoughtful, data-informed and effective planning, but others are not directly confronting such challenges and are failing to engage in such planning.
The institutions that ignore their challenges offer important cautionary tales. Those who find ways to address them by planning strategically can be useful models.
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Susan Resneck Pierce
January 31, 2017
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Today a great many American colleges and universities -- ranging from those that, at least for now, seem reasonably secure to those that are hanging on by just a slight financial thread -- are faced with a series of threats. Some institutions are involved in thoughtful, data-informed and effective planning, but others are not directly confronting such challenges and are failing to engage in such planning.
The institutions that ignore their challenges offer important cautionary tales. Those who find ways to address them by planning strategically can be useful models.
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