Enrollment Management

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026Enrollment Management

Federal Student Loan Policy Changes: Implications for Enrollment, Student Success, and Institutional Strategy

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, represents the most sweeping overhaul of federal student loan policy in decades. Beginning July 1, 2026, […]

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026Enrollment Management

Opening Comments for CIC National Career Center Design Thinking Workshop – Chicago – March 5, 2026

I have had a wonderful career in college enrollment, mostly as a Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission at four CIC member institutions — at Furman, Centre, Rhodes, […]

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026Enrollment Management

Yield is Brand

Why the work of enrolling a class begins the moment a student first hears your name There is a moment when a student first has a real connection with your […]

January 14, 2026February 19, 2026Enrollment Management

Generation Alpha is Almost Here

A few years ago, I attended a conference where a demographer presented enrollment projections for the next decade. The data was sobering, but one slide especially caught my attention: Generation […]

January 12, 2026February 19, 2026Enrollment Management

Private colleges and universities face unprecedented challenges. The demographic cliff isn’t coming; it’s here. Public skepticism about higher education’s value is real. The business model seems broken. Competition for students […]

December 19, 2025February 19, 2026Enrollment Management

Strategic Board Oversight

The enrollment report arrives in board packets or posts on BoardEffect. Applications, deposits, class size, discount rate. Trustees review numbers, ask clarifying questions, move forward. The assumption holds: enrollment is […]

December 19, 2025February 19, 2026Enrollment Management

Finding Your Leverage Points

Demographic headwinds. Discount pressure. Market erosion. Presidential urgency. Board questions. Faculty anxiety. You seem to have responsibility for institutional sustainability without authority over most factors determining it. You didn’t create […]

November 26, 2025February 19, 2026Enrollment Management

The Enrollment Facts of Life

Institutions that achieve remarkable enrollment success share a common characteristic: boards, presidents, cabinets, enrollment leaders, and faculty operate from shared understanding. When these five groups align, they can create unstoppable […]

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