One of the more disturbing letters a President may receive comes from the Department of Education, indicating that the institution has failed to meet the minimum standards for financial responsibility.  Out of a possible score of 3.0, the letters are sent out to those whose score is below 1.5.  If an institution scores a 1.0 […]

As I visit various institutions there is a typical sequence of conversation.  Introductions are made, backgrounds are shared and then the question is asked, “How are things going?” I wish I had a video of the reaction.  Eyes peer downward during a short period of silence, followed by the word, “Well …” It is then […]

I had a great high school basketball coach.  Mind you, he benched me my senior year and it took me a few years to understand why (now it is painfully obvious how wise he was) but he took a ragtag group of hicks from the sticks and fashioned them into a powerhouse in our little […]

A recent survey of business officers, performed by the magazine Inside Higher Ed, revealed some troubling data.  A little more than one in four CFOs are confident in the viability of their institution’s financial model over the next five years.  It declines to about one in eight when the timeframe extends to ten years.  To quote […]

While I have been writing about higher ed, this is a general interest piece that I worked on over a period of time. So, you have finally been rewarded with the corner office.  Getting there may have involved a series of challenges but that is irrelevant history until ten years from now when interviewed for […]

It seems like I see a story of a student contending with a boatload of educational debt about every other day.  The latest from CNN Money is entitled “Student Loan Horror Stories” and chronicles five people with eye-popping debt and one guy who chose a state school over Cornell, leaving college owing nothing. In this day of […]

Hi Everybody For the past two months, I have been visiting various institutions, learning about their current issues and identifying where I may be able to offer some assistance.  There seem to be a number of parallels and common themes as I go from place to place.  Let me share with you some of my […]