When we’re not actively solving higher education challenges, we’re thinking about them.
And writing about them. And reading about them. And talking about them. Collected here are the insights and resources that we’ve developed to help inspire colleges and universities toward greater relevance, including blog posts, white papers, presentations, videos and worksheets.
Transcript: Modern Strategic Planning: Committing to DEIB in a Continuing Climate of Challenge
November 7, 2023
On November 1, Aimee Hosemann and Rob Zinkan hosted a webinar about RHB’s latest strategic planning research. They cover the third installment, Committing to DEIB in a Continuing Climate of Challenge, from a three-installment research report on modern strategic planning. A recording of the webinar is also available. · · · Transcript Rob Zinkan Well…Read more
A Guide to AMA Higher Ed 2023
October 23, 2023
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Sure, the holidays are fast approaching—too fast actually. Or maybe spooky season or PSL season is your thing. For higher ed marketers, it’s feel-good season because we’ll soon get to be among our people. The AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education, the largest single gathering…Read more
To Merge or Not to Merge? Pros and Cons of Merging Multiple Databases in Slate
October 18, 2023
At RHB, we have seen an increase in institutions interested in consolidating multiple admissions databases into one central Slate hub. It’s a trend that we expect to continue in the near future. According to Higher Ed Dive, 100 institutions have closed, merged, consolidated or announced plans to do so since 2016. Often, each school or…Read more
Foster Student Belonging With a Coherent Deposit to Day One Strategy
October 3, 2023
Earlier this summer, Tyton Partners released Driving Toward a Degree: Awareness, Belonging, and Coordination, which revealed a disturbing gap in awareness about student support services by students and the employees at the institutions they attend. The report—based on responses from more than 2,000 students and 1,750 employees at about 900 two- and four-year private and…Read more
Webinar: Modern Strategic Planning: Exemplars and Emerging Themes
October 2, 2023
What’s new in strategic planning? RHB’s previous research analyzing 108 current strategic plans across higher education began in 2020 and featured private and public four-year institutions from all 50 states. All strategic plans were active at the time, and they represented various durations and stages, including some that were near conclusion. In our webinar on…Read more
Transcript: Modern Strategic Planning: Exemplars and Emerging Themes
September 28, 2023
On September 27, Aimee Hosemann and Rob Zinkan hosted a webinar about RHB’s latest strategic planning research. They cover the first two installments from a three-installment research report: Leadership Functions of Higher Ed Strategic Planning in 2023 and 54 Newly Launched Plans. A recording of the webinar is also available. · · · Transcript Aimee Hosemann Alright, thanks…Read more