Higher Education Insights & Articles
Higher Education Insights addresses many topical issues that institutions are facing today. As expectations for sustainability and success continues to increase, it is important for leaders in higher education to critically assess and be prepared to refocus strategic initiatives. The higher education consulting services and insights offered by these articles are valuable for the leaders of higher education.
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Articles
Interim Higher Education Placement Is Strategic, Not a Placeholder
Interim higher education leadership placement is not a placeholder until a search finishes. Used well, the gap is a diagnostic window to keep...
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Financial Aid Rules Changed. Did Your Systems and Procedures Change?
Regulatory implementation is complete only when current authority is reflected in systems, procedures, forms, websites, training, testing, and...
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Admissions Consulting After the Offer: CRM Configuration Decides Yield
Yield after the offer is an operations problem. Admissions consulting that configures CRM statuses, waitlist and deposit workflows, melt tasks,...
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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 their heads.
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Student Retention Starts in Operations, Not in Student Programs
Student retention consulting belongs in operations, not student-life programming. Students stop out when registrar holds, unpaid balances, delayed...
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Pell Rules Changed. Did Your Systems, Controls, and Procedures Change?
The rule changes are federal. The work required to implement them is institutional. The 2026-27 Pell changes are not merely calculation updates.
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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. Online and hybrid programs...
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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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Registrar Operations Protect Student Progress and Program Completion if Transfer Credit and Degree Audit are Properly Aligned
Registrar operations protect student progress and completion through timely transfer-credit evaluation, accurate degree audits, and reliable...
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The Hidden Enrollment Impact of Student Financial Services
Admitted students enroll only when the student account can be opened, billed, paid, refunded, and cleared of holds. Yield is decided as much in...
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