by Nick Willis | Jan 18, 2023 | Academics, Strategy
“The California gold rush was a time of great opportunity and great risk. It was a time when the dream of striking it rich could come true, but it was also a time when many people lost everything they had.” – David Alan Johnson The “Gold Rush” During...
by Nick Willis | Nov 16, 2022 | Enrollment, Financial Aid
Every year higher ed. institutions have to make a difficult decision about how they are going to strategically award institutional aid to their students. It’s difficult because your financial aid strategy has massive financial implications both for students and...
by Nick Willis | Oct 26, 2022 | Academics, Marketing & Branding
I am writing today as an academic, not as a university marketing guru. I served as a professor of Mathematics in various Christian universities over the past 17 years. I have served as a faculty senate clerk and on many, many faculty committees. That said, I...
by Nick Willis | Sep 30, 2022 | Strategy
Every year, Christian campuses all over the US are confronted with the challenging task of hiring a new president. Boards go hunting for the person who can save the school, but with a very high pressure to fill the role ASAP. At the same time, prospective...
by Nick Willis | Aug 4, 2022 | Academics
Does assessment make a difference? We all hope so. Every year, hours and hours of time are poured into program assessment plans and the work of collecting data to actually assess our courses and programs. We create thick binders and build data warehouses to...
