by Jeff Spear | Jul 25, 2019 | Higher Education, Uncategorized
As CFOs and their teams prep for the annual audit, some reflection is warranted. How much of what you are frantically trying to analyze and tie out could have been updated at an earlier time or kept current throughout the year? What keeps you from... 
by Jeff Spear | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are certain brands that have been around for our lifetime and that of our grandparents. Think of Ford, General Electric, IBM and the venerable Harley Davidson. While each has survived decades of depression, war, energy crises, credit implosion and... 
by Jeff Spear | May 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
An attorney friend specializes in health care and higher education. His assistance has been invaluable, ensuring that contractual provisions don’t put us in a legal trap at some future point. He will tell you, however, that the work performed by his firm... by Jeff Spear | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
In its April 27, 2018 edition, The Atlantic reported the following: The numbers are wild: Harvard admitted just 4.6 percent of its nearly 43,000 applicants for the class that begins this fall. Stanford accepted only 4.29 percent, and... by Jeff Spear | Mar 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
In an interview for an upcoming book, the author asked me to characterize the nature of private higher education at this time. It just so happened that a colleague had asked the same question about a week ago, affording time for reflection. My response is that... by Jeff Spear | Jan 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Those of us who have worked in higher education dodged a bullet with tax reform. Section 117(d) remains in force, allowing employees and their dependents to receive qualified tuition reductions tax free, at least for undergraduate study. Most call this...