01 Jun US Department of Education Third-Party Servicer Changes: Resource Round-Up
The Department of Education made significant changes to what it considers Third-Party Services. This page includes a round-up of resources....
22 Jan What is a Good Retention or Graduation Rate Goal at Four-Year Colleges and Universities?
Senior Leader: What is a good retention or graduation rate goal? Me: When is your accreditation report due? Senior Leader: Wow! How did you know we are in the middle of an accreditation cycle? Me: This is an extremely common question. So much so, you’ll be pleased to...
14 Nov Glamour vs Glistening Higher Ed Roles
The glistening part of the Accreditation Liaisons' role involves the challenges....
01 Sep Graduate Student Graduation and Completion Rates – Long Overdue
This article shares information about the data that are collected on graduate student graduation and completion rates at the national level....
30 Aug Six+ Effective Strategies for Writing Special Reports, Monitoring Reports, Interim Reports for an Accreditor
Uh oh. The accreditor wants to get an official update in the form of a special report, monitoring report, interim report, or some other report name that means another official report is due. That is going to take you and your team time to produce....
30 Aug Five Tips for Accreditation Liaisons for Effectively Preparing Your Reaffirmation of Accreditation Report
It’s accreditation season – or at least is seems like it always is. Accreditation liaisons are either planning for the next accreditation report, preparing for the on-site visit, or getting some much-needed rest and relaxation after completing an accreditation cycle. You’re essentially serving as an...
27 May Forward Thinking in Higher Education
I’ve been reading, observing, synthesizing, and writing more during this time. To get out of this circular rut, we need Forward Thinking about the things that we do know and the things we can control. We need actionable, realistic ideas that move the needle....
26 May Reengineer Solutions
The COVID-19 impact on higher education has been, and is going to be tough. Really tough. And solutions will be challenging to find -- we need to even reengineer solutions....
29 Aug Evolving from Side Hustle to Full-Time Business Owner
I should have done it a long time ago. I wish I had made the change from side hustle to full-time business owner years before I did it. I had a ‘side-hustle’ consulting business for a long time - more than 15 years. It took me...