Higher Ed

February 18, 2026February 19, 2026Enrollment Management

The New Federal Student Loan Framework – Are You Paying Attention?

If you work in higher education enrollment, you’ve heard about the July 1, 2026, implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) regarding federal student and PLUS loans. But […]

February 9, 2026February 19, 2026Enrollment Management

Career Outcomes: The Enrollment Asset We Need

I once ran a report that indicated that we sent 17 million emails during a student recruitment year-long cycle. Seventeen million personalized messages, carefully timed drip campaigns, sophisticated segmentation strategies. […]

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

The New Playbook

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

Tag: Higher Ed

The New Federal Student Loan Framework – Are You Paying Attention?

Career Outcomes: The Enrollment Asset We Need

Generation Alpha is Almost Here

The New Playbook

Strategic Board Oversight

Finding Your Leverage Points

The Enrollment Facts of Life

What Shapes Enrollment Success?

The Most Predictable Thing in the World is Happening