“I’m sending my kids to secular university. After all, they’ve grown up in a Christian home, they’ve been in church all of their life, and they’ve gone to a Christian school. They are better prepared than most church people, so why waste their time in Bible College?” That’s what a devout Christian father confided in […]
A recent article in Business Insider graphically shows how higher education has remained relatively affordable over the past few years, in marked contrast to what many in the media have led us to believe.1 Since our firm serves private institutions of various shapes and sizes (primarily Christian), the institutional perspective intrigued me. What might be gleaned […]
Anybody who has written a thesis or dissertation as part of completing their degree has a strong interest in having that thesis or dissertation published. Doing so provides an essential credential and helps establish authority in the field of study while also demonstrating that the author and their work has influence beyond academia. Thankfully, many […]
(Excerpted from, Finding Funds for a Small Christian College, by David Agron, Ph.D) A college newsletter can be an exceptional tool for recruiting donors and students—really. But how do you entice a potential donor or student to actually read your newsletter and engage with your school instead of throwing out your valuable insights with the […]
The competition to maintain the attention of our students is as fierce as auto insurance commercials and NCAA basketball. Every instructor confronts a daily battle to keep the student actively engaged and focused on coursework. Student distractions are legion. The meteoric rise of distance learning, online degrees, and hybrid classes have created a new pipeline […]
It was not an uncommon mistake. When Yellowstone Christian College (YCC) achieved candidacy with their accrediting agency, they chose a highly recommended third party servicer to help with the complexity of launching Federal Student Financial Aid. They expected the servicer to do the heavy lifting. What they did not expect was to be told they could […]
Who decides if your school is a good school (and what does the government have to do with it)? This question requires a basic understanding of state approval and accreditation. In many countries, the government — perhaps their ministry of education — provides credible certification. In the United States, private accrediting agencies are trusted as […]
All good things come to an end, including great leaders. However, it often happens that the leader not only physically ceases to exist, but he often ethically ceases to be good. Lucifer forsook God, Julius Caesar forsook democracy, and Anakin forsook the light side of the Force. But why do successful leaders become great tyrants? […]
Does your faculty feel like they need Ed.Ds in addition to their Ph.Ds in order to teach effectively? Do they have the IT department’s phone number on speed dial? Does thinking about the “flipped classroom” make them want to flip out? Expectations of faculty—from you as administrators, from denominational governing boards, from accrediting agencies like ATS, […]
Today’s ever changing trends in recruitment, retention, and branding often lead administrators to discuss how to develop programs that can accelerate institutional growth. Many of these discussions eventually arrive at out-of-the-classroom opportunities for prospective and current students. A natural step for many institutions is to add or grow an existing intercollegiate athletics program. Simply stated, intercollegiate athletics […]
