Library
Source: Brown, G.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
The Comeback Campus
A major focus on the way the budget links to planning, assessment, and decision making jump-started an institutional turnaround at Edinboro University.
Source: Dickeson, R.
Date: 2010
Type: Book
Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balanc ...
Provides a vision and guide for institutional academic reform.
Source: Massy, W (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Date: 2016
Type: Book
Reengineering the University: How to Be Mission Centered, Market Smart, and Margin Conscious
Using economic principles and computer models, the author addresses educational performance and cost analysis and suggests ways to change institutional business models.
Source: Zemsky, R.
Date: 2009
Type: Book
Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education
Zemsky reviews the writings and initiatives of higher education scholars and leaders to distill key parameters for successful reform of American higher education. He concludes that there must be system-wide innovation focused on student learning, educational attainment and money.
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2017
Type: Podcast
Podcast: CBO Encourages Open Minds When Embarking on a Shared Services Journey
Augsburg College CFO Beth Reissenweber shares her experience creating and implementing shared services at her institution.
Source: Vanover Porter, M.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
A Matter of Priorities
A data-driven, comprehensive analysis of your institution’s programs could identify new opportunities, find efficiencies, and marry your institution’s budget and mission.
Source: Senge, P. M. (Doubleday)
Date: 2006
Type: Book
The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
To be competitive, institutions must become learning organizations.
Source: Salluzzo, R, & Tahey, P.
Date: 2018
Type: Book
Bridging the Stewardship Gap: Toward Effective Finance Committees
Designed as a tool for board leaders to use to help assure effective financial performance and oversight and alignment of resources with mission.
Source: Pelletier, S. G.
Date:
Type: Article
Rethinking Revenue
Universities continue to re-envision revenues in light of declines in and challenges to traditional revenue streams.
Source: KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (U.S. Department of Education)
Date: 1996
Type: Report
Financial Ratio Analysis Project Final Report
Recommendation to U.S. Dept. of Education on measures to assess five dimensions of institutional financial health: viability, profitability, liquidity, debt capacity and capital resources.
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2016
Type: Podcast
Podcast: Transforming Administration to Support the Academic Mission
The University of Washington's Ruth Johnston introduces TAP, a program designed to improve service delivery, enhance service to the campus, reduce waste, and reduce costs.
Source: English, D.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
Rightsizing Revenue
Denison University balanced financial resources with competing priorities by creating a strategic plan focused on outstanding education, strong infrastructure and steady asset growth.
Source: Mitchell, B. C. and King, W. J.
Date: 2018
Type: Book
How to Run a College: A Practical Guide for Trustees, Faculty, Administrators and Policymakers
Experienced as trustees, administrators, and faculty, Mitchell and King write that colleges must update practices, monetize assets, and focus on core educational strategies in order to build strong institutions.
Source: NACUBO Business Officer Magazine
Date: 2016
Type: Article
What Could Higher Education Look Like in 2025?
Four possible scenarios for higher education institutions may face in the next decade.
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2016
Type: Podcast
Podcast: Sustainable Performance Improvement at UC Irvine
Wendell Brase and his leadership team at UC Irvine, built a management and leadership model designed to measure performance and guide effective management behavior.
Source: N. D. Grawe
Date: 2018
Type: Book
Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education
Using his Higher Education Demand Index (HEDI), the author explores the demographics of college attendance and the types of colleges attended through the next decade.
Source: Mrig, A., & Sandaghan. P.
Date: 2018
Type: PDF
The Future of Higher Education: Will Higher Education Seize the Future of Fall Victim to It?
A current view of the issues challenging higher education institutions' sustainability and some potential strategies to address.
Source: Crow, M. and Dabars, W.
Date: 2015
Type: Book
Designing the New American University
Through innovation, universities realize unique and differentiated identities, which maximize their potential to impact quality of life, standard of living, and economic competitiveness.
Source: Noonan, W. R. (Jossey-Bass)
Date: 2007
Type: Website
Discussing the Undiscussable: A Guide to Overcoming Defensive Routines in the Workplace
Overcome defensive tactics and strategically engage differences to effect change.
Source: Bowen, W.G. and Tobin, E.M.
Date: 2015
Type: Book
Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education
Explores the role of shared governance in college and university issues and solutions.
Source: Sabo, S.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
Mutual Benefits
Institutions that collaborate on services have lots to gain, from financial benefits to improved student services.
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2019
Type: Website
Analytics Can Save Higher Education. Really.
AIR, EDUCAUSE, and NACUBO stand together with a strong sense of urgency to reaffirm higher education’s commitment to the use of data and analytics to make better strategic decisions.
Source: Senge, P. M., Kleiner, A., Roberts, C, Ross, R. J. & Smith, B. J. (Crown Publishing Group)
Date: 1994
Type: Book
The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization
Offers strategies and tools for transforming organizations.
Source: Eksioglu, S. D, Seref, M. M. H., Ahuja, R. K. & Winston, W. L.
Date: 2018
Type: Book
Developing Spreadsheet-Based Decision Support Systems
Demonstrates the use of Excel for a range of mathematical modeling and analysis techniques.
Source: Martin, J., Samels, J. E., & Associates (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Date: 2016
Type: Book
Consolidating Colleges and Merging Universities: New Strategies for Higher Education Leaders
Examines the opportunities and risks of various collaborative types and degrees of collaboration being undertaken by higher education institutions.
Source: Council of Independent Colleges
Date: 2018
Type: Report
Innovation and the Independent College: Examples from the Sector
This CIC report presents an overview of the major points of discussion held during a series of workshops focused on the future of independent colleges. The report references hundreds of examples of mission-driven innovations shared by the colleges.
Source: Rhoades, G. (Research in Higher Education)
Date: 2001
Type: Article
Managing Productivity in An Academic Institution: Rethinking the Whom, Which, What, and Whose o ...
The author develops alternative paradigms for examining and managing academic productivity.
Source: Lundy, K. and Ladd, H.
Date:
Type: Article
Alternative Revenues: Can institutions of higher education balance mission and financial goals ...
Practical perspectives in the search for alternative resources
Source: Vanover Porter, M.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
Multipurpose Data
Campus leaders are studying data in numerous ways to reveal, for example, the secrets for student success and enhanced experience at their institutions.
Source: Kottich, S.
Date: 2018
Type: PDF
Tuition Reductions Presentation
Framework used by College of St. Mary to assess tuition reduction strategies and impact
Source: Anguiano, M.
Date: 2013
Type: PDF
Cost Structure of Post‐Secondary Education: Guide to Making Activity‐Based Costing Meaningf ...
This white paper seeks to provide post‐secondary education leaders a framework and guide to categorize their institutions’ costs to better inform decision making.
Source: Motley, A.
Date: 2016
Type: Article
Keep Pace with Space
Dealing with underused or inefficient classrooms, offices, or residential buildings? Here’s how to rework facilities to be more flexible and efficient.
Source: Martin, J., Samels, J. E., & Associates (Johns Hopkins University Press)
Date: 2013
Type: Book
Turnaround: Leading Stressed Colleges and Universities to Excellence
Identifies sources of stress for colleges and universities and possible strategies for addressing them.
Source: KPMG, LLP, & Prager, McCarthy & Sealy, LLC
Date: 2002
Type: Report
Ratio Analysis in Higher Education: New Insights for Leaders of Public Higher Education
Presents financial ratios to assist in understanding and interpreting financial statements.
Source: Massy, W. F. (TIAA Institute)
Date: 2016
Type: Report
Course-Level Activity-Based Costing as an Academic and Financial Tool
Describes the reasons for adopting activity-based costing and the information it can provide to assist in understanding and decision-making about the academic enterprise.
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2019
Type: Report
2019 NACUBO Study of Analytics
The Study, based on survey responses from 334 NACUBO-member institutions, examines the use of analytics in higher education from the business officer perspective.
Source: Osterwalder, A. and Pigneur, Y.
Date: 2010
Type: Book
Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
Handbook for adaptation of business models
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2015
Type: Podcast
Podcast: Introducing the Economic Models Project
NACUBO’s Bob Shea and Jackie Askin introduce us to the Economic Models Project, and give us a clear picture of why NACUBO has chosen take a leadership role.
Source: AZZIZ, R., HENTSCHKE, G. C., JACOBS, L. A., & LADD, H. (TIAA INSTITUTE)
Date: 2017
Type: PDF
Mergers in Higher Education: A proactive strategy to a better future?
Delineates the operational planning and implementation necessary to successful mergers of colleges and universities.
Source: Kleinman, N., Getginer, L., Pindus, N., and Pethig, E.
Date: 2015
Type: PDF
Striking a (Local) Grand Bargain: How Cities and Anchor Institutions Can Work Together to Drive ...
Ford Foundation study to examine how cities and colleges/universities (and other anchor institutions) are working on synergy rather than just coexistence.
Source: Heifitz, R., Grashow, A., & Linsky, M.
Date: 2009
Type: Book
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the ...
Adaptive leadership offers an alternative framework for addressing the problems and challenges that defy traditional approaches that rely on known structures, procedures and ways of doing things.
Source: Whittington, G.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
Mission as Muse
A decade ago, Elon University envisioned innovative approaches to learning and engagement.
Source: Zemsky, R. (Rutgers University Press)
Date: 2013
Type: Book
Checklist for Change: Making American Higher Education a Sustainable Enterprise
Diagnoses the financial challenges facing colleges and universities and prescribes the changes necessary.
Source: Askin, J.A. and Shea, B. (NACUBO)
Date: 2016
Type: Report
Possible Futures for Higher Education’s Economic Model
NACUBO White Paper describes the range of innovative approaches and strategies higher education institutions are undertaking to assure continued financial viability.
Source: Teibel, H.
Date: 2014
Type: Podcast
Movers of Rocks: Becoming a Leader of Change
Discussion of the complex skills required to facilitate change.
Source: Thomas, M. K., & Chabotar, K. J. (TIAA-CREF Institute)
Date: 2015
Type: Report
Between Collaboration and Merger: Expanding Alliances in Higher Education
Exploration of the range of cooperative relationships colleges and universities can undertake.
Source: Council of Independent Colleges
Date: 2017
Type: Report
The Financial Resilience of Independent Colleges and Universities
This CIC report examines 14 years of data to answer questions about the financial health of small and mid-sized private colleges and what characteristics influence their resilience.
Source: Mrig, A. and Sanaghan, P.
Date: 2016
Type: PDF
Focus on the Future: Making Difficult Decisions
Six college presidents discuss the skills and courage required to make difficult decisions and implement change.
Source: Selingo, J. J., Clark, C., & Noone, D.
Date: 2018
Type: Report
The future(s) of public higher education
Authors discuss five possible models for public colleges and universities that can improve student outcomes while realigning institutional structures and resources.
Source: Vedder, R (American Enterprise Institute)
Date: 2004
Type: Book
Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much
Examines the rising cost of college, asserting the primary cause is falling productivity. Proposed solutions include for-profit institutions, online programs, and privatizing public institutions.
Source: Council of Independent Colleges
Date: 2016
Type: Report
Strategic Change and Innovation in Independent Colleges
This CIC report profiles nine independent institutions that undertook changes to adapt and ensure future financial health and viability.
Source: NACUBO
Date:
Type: Website
Performance Measurement Toolkit
Toolkit developed to assist institutions in developing goals and related metrics.
Source: Cowen, C., Mezzina, L., Prager, F., Salluzo, R., and Tahey, P. (KPMG, LLP, & Prager, McCarthy & Sealy, LLC)
Date: 2010
Type: Report
Strategic Financial Analysis for Higher Education: Identifying, Measuring & Reporting Fina ...
In response to changes in the higher education enterprise, the authors propose revisions to the methods and tools utilized to assess financial viability and sustainability.
Source: Heath, C. & Heath, D. (Crown Business)
Date: 2010
Type: Book
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Combining the rational with the emotional mind can enable transformation.
Source: Askin, J.A. and Shea, B. (American Council on Education and TIAA Institute)
Date: 2016
Type: Report
Key Challenges in Higher Education: An Economic Models Perspective
Leaders of NACUBO’s Economic Models Project, Jacalyn Askin and Bob Shea, describe the purpose of the project and initial findings.
Source: Bacharach, C. B. (BLG Books, Published in Association with Cornell University Press)
Date: 2016
Type: Website
The Agenda Mover: When Your Good Idea Is Not Enough
Strategies to engender support for an idea and successfully develop it through the organization to implementation.
Source: Soliday, J., & Mann, R.
Date: 2018
Type: Book
Surviving to Thriving: A Planning Framework for Leaders of Private Colleges and Universities
Outlines the pathway that consulting firm Credo uses with clients to advance their sustainability.
Source: Business Officer Magazine (NACUBO)
Date: 2015
Type: Article
Economics in Motion
Four university presidents, two thought leaders from the Pew Charitable Trusts and American Enterprise Institute, and a faculty member discuss strategies for change in higher ed.
Source: Pearlstein, S.
Date: 2015
Type: Article
Four Tough Things Universities Should Do to Rein in Costs
Examines strategies for cost savings.
Source: Alexander, B
Date:
Type: Website
Future Trends in Technology and Education
Futurist blog highlights key current trends in and impacting higher education.
Source: Guskin, A.E. and Marcy, M.B.
Date: 2003
Type: Article
Dealing With the Future Now: Principles for Creating a Vital Campus in a Climate of Restricted ...
Discusses the work of the Project on the Future of Higher Education, making recommendations for restructuring of colleges and universities, particularly for undergraduate education.
Source: Harker, P.T.
Date: 2014
Type: Article
Making Sense of Higher Education’s Future: An Economics and Operations Perspective
This paper applies lessons from decades of research into the economics and effective design and management of service organizations to propose models for changing the university.
Source: Salluzzo, R, & Tahey, P.
Date: 2018
Type: Report
Current State of Financial Health for Private Masters and BACC Institutions
Using their proprietary database, the authors assess the financial health of 800 private colleges and universities. They conclude that the majority are under severe financial stress.
Source: Lederman, D., & Jaschik. S.
Date: 2018
Type: PDF
2018 Survey of College and University Business Officers
Reports on the 2018 survey of college and university business officers conducted annually by Inside Higher Ed and Gallup.
Source: Mann Jackson, N.
Date: 2019
Type: Article
Targeted Partnerships
Strategic collaborations between institutions enable mutual opportunities to grow.
Source: Davidson, C. N.
Date: 2017
Type: Book
The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux
Explores how innovation in curriculum, pedagogy and organization can benefit both students and institutional sustainability.
Source: Hoxby, C. M.
Date: 2014
Type: Article
The Economics of Online Postsecondary Education: MOOCs, Nonselective Education, and Highly Sele ...
Considers how online postsecondary education, including MOOCs, might fit into economically sustainable models of postsecondary education.
Source: Goldstein, L. (NACUBO)
Date: 2019
Type: Book
College and University Budgeting, A Guide for Academics and Other Stakeholders
Demonstrates the inherent link between planning and budgeting and the critical factors to the success of both.
Source: Smith, P.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
Digital Disruption
Transformational change is pushing higher education leaders to rethink the traditional organizational model in ways that align with the digital age.
Source: Middaugh, M.F. (Jossey-Bass Publishers)
Date: 2001
Type: Book
Understanding Faculty Productivity: Standards and Benchmarks for Colleges and Universities
Develops a quantitative and qualitative framework for assessing and communicating dimensions of faculty productivity.
Source: Shaker, G.G. and Plater, W. M. (TIAA Institute)
Date: 2016
Type: Report
The Public Good, Productivity and Purpose: New Economic Models for Higher by Education
Authors assert that assessment of academic productivity must incorporate the institution’s civic responsibility as a public good.
Source: Motley, A.
Date: 2018
Type: Article
Funding Ways to Grow
P3s can help historically black colleges and universities finance their capital projects and, in turn, support increasing enrollments.
Source: Christy, S. C. (Christy Consulting Inc.)
Date: 2010
Type: Book
Working Effectively with Faculty: Guidebook for Higher Education Staff and Managers
Understand the culture and systems that have developed around the role of faculty.
Source: Bacharach, S.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
Agenda Activators
A high-potential leadership program identifies four competencies critical in helping higher education leaders move past turf battles and implement change.
Source: Gorzkowicz, M. and Nicolescu, M.
Date: 2017
Type: Article
An Open Budget Book
The University of Massachusetts leveraged its multiyear budget forecasts to engage campus leaders and facilitate understanding of risks, opportunities, and long-term financial health.
Source: Kouzos, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (Jossey-Bass)
Date: 2017
Type: Book
The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
Coaches leaders to master critical practices to achieve greater organizational impact.
Source: Moody's Investor Service
Date: 2011
Type: Report
Rating Methodology: U.S. Not-for-Profit Private and Public Higher Education
Explains the measures used to assess credit ratings of higher education institutions.
Source: Daniel, B.
Date: 2015
Type: Article
Big data and analytics in higher education: Opportunities and challenges
This paper examines the potential for big data to help higher education institutions address the myriad of challenges facing them.
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2019
Type: Book
Winning Combinations: A Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions in Higher Education
This book taps into the experience of higher ed leaders who have initiated, observed, facilitated, participated in, contributed to, and analyzed mergers, acquisitions, and consolidations.
Source: New England Board of Higher Education
Date:
Type: Website
The Higher Education Innovation Challenge Toolkit
Identifies indicators that may assist institutions in assessing challenges and opportunities to their financial sustainability.
Source: Denneen, J., and Dretler, T.
Date: 2012
Type: Article
The Financially Sustainable University
Discusses possible strategies for the reinvention of higher education.
Source: Bulls, H., Hoffsis, A., and Swant, S.
Date: 2016
Type: Article
Big-Picture Rewards
Universities are completing ambitious revitalization projects, turning dilapidated spaces into mixed-use, live-work-play neighborhoods.
Source: NACUBO
Date: 2016
Type: Podcast
Podcast: Trends, Innovation, and Hope for Higher Ed of Tomorrow
Futurist, researcher, and writer Bryan Alexander discusses trends shaking the worldview of those leading today’s institutions.
Source: Vanover Porter, M.
Date: 2019
Type: Article
Data Propulsion
Three institutions navigate their analytics strategies while finding ways to meet challenges and move forward the goals and values of their campuses.
Source: Marr, B.
Date: 2017
Type: Book
Data Strategy: How to Profit from a World of Big Data, Analytics and the Internet of Things
Provides an overview of breadth of issues related to analytics and applying data to organizational operations
Source: Askin, J.A. and Shea, B. (NACUBO)
Date: 2016
Type: Report
What is the Current State of Economic Sustainability of Higher Education in the United States, ...
NACUBO White Paper traces the evolution of the contemporary economic models of higher education and identifies key characteristics.
Source: Moody's Investors Service
Date: 2017
Type: Report
Moody’s 2018 Higher Education Outlook
Moody's Investors Services changes higher education outlook to negative as revenue growth moderates.
Source: Ury, W. (Bantam)
Date: 1993
Type: Book
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations
Use common interests to educate nay-sayers and transform opponents to develop lasting solutions.
Source: Council of Independent Colleges
Date: 2015
Type: Report
Mission-Driven Innovation
This CIC report explores change efforts at independent colleges related to cost containment and reduction, as well as revenue enhancement and diversification.
Source: Tsao, T.
Date: 2017
Type: Website
10 Facilitation Techniques that Will Make Your Meetings Sing
Facilitate engaged, thoughtful meeting participation to secure desired outcomes.
Source: Vanover Porter, M.
Date: 2015
Type: Article
Change Takes Flight
The University of Kansas launches sweeping transformation in 11 core areas—all at the same time.
Source: Davis Educational Foundation
Date: 2012
Type: PDF