Can community play a role in producing higher graduation rates? I certainly think so. While many four-year institutions have always enjoyed solid graduation rates at around 63%, graduation rates for community colleges historically are in the teens, if not in the...
Leadership, vision, and authentic stories are key components to a leader’s success. Which means good marketing is an essential part of good leadership! An essential part of a leader’s job is setting a grand vision for the organization and imbuing its people with a...
In the higher ed community, we’re very cautious about new strategies. But there’s no need to be nervous about using these powerful social media strategies we’re talking about today. When you think of higher education institutions, I’ll bet the word “risk”...
College access is an issue in this country. Many potential students simply don’t believe higher education is within reach. This inaccessibility and the lack of awareness of educational opportunities is one of the leading causes of the declining perception of...
Every school has a mission. Finding “mission-fit” students means recruiting people to your institution who really get who you are and why you do what you do. For me, the word “mission” means a whole lot more than what you have written in your mission statement....
The hardest thing by far in enrollment marketing is the cost of higher education. But it’s not a money problem as much as it is a problem of perceived value. It’s a stark reality that the perceived value of higher education has declined in the last few years. It...
