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A boutique consulting firm of nationally acclaimed professionals partnering with the leadership of higher education to provide strategic operational solutions in the mission-critical areas of enrollment management, admissions, financial aid, registrar and student financial services.
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focusEDU provides expertise in mission-critical niche areas of enrollment management, admissions, financial aid, registrar, and student financial services.
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Interim Higher Education Leadership Is a Diagnostic Window, Not a Placeholder
Interim higher education leadership is not a placeholder until a search finishes. Used well, the gap is a diagnostic...
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Institutional Knowledge Is a Financial Asset
Every institution has employees who know how things really work. The risk arises when that knowledge exists only in...
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Student Retention Consulting Starts in Operations, Not in Programming
Student retention consulting belongs in operations, not student-life programming. Students stop out when registrar...
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Pell Rules Changed. Have Your Systems, Controls, and Procedures Caught Up?
The rule changes are federal. The work required to implement them is institutional. The 2026-27 Pell changes are not...
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Distance Education Consulting Starts With Registrar, Aid, and Student Accounts
Distance education consulting should start with registrar, financial aid, and student accounts, not course design....
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Darren Bush Appointed Consulting Director for Enrollment Management Services for focusEDU
Darren Bush has been appointed Consulting Director for Enrollment Management Services for focusEDU.
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