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financial sustainability

Why is it difficult for higher ed to “right size” or “step-down” resources to maintain long-term financial stability? 

April 28, 2025 by FuturED Content Team

The picture is of a building on a college campus to represent financial stability at universities.

Historically, universities have not worried as much about financial stability. They’ve always have a glut of students. They’re worrying now.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cost restructuring, finance transformation, financial sustainability

Shift the Conversation to ROI

February 14, 2025 by FuturED Content Team

The picture shows a car's gearshift to represent the shift in conversation to ROI.

Recently, I have realized the importance of shifting finance conversations away from cost and toward ROI, both tangible and intangible.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: financial sustainability, higher ed, ROI

This Week in College Viability Podcast

November 25, 2024 by FuturED Content Team

The picture shows a brick building on a university campus to represent college viability.

Gary Stocker invited Rebeka Mazzone to be a guest on his This Week in College Viability podcast. It was a great talk!

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: college viability, financial sustainability, institutional economics

What’s the Process for Achieving Financial Sustainability?

November 21, 2024 by FuturED Content Team

The picture is of a cairn (balanced rocks) to represent reding costs, financial balance and financial sustainability.

Today, many institutions are trying to reduce costs. Some are not liquid enough for a 2-5-year turnaround. I help them find options. 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cost restructuring, finance teams, financial sustainability

Communicating Sightlines to Financial Sustainability 

October 29, 2024 by FuturED Content Team

The picture shows hands of different races pointing to a document full of graphs. This represents seeking financial sustainability.

We are faced with significant pressure to right-size our institutions while facing unknown enrollment headwinds. This makes it almost impossible to predict the future or achieve financial sustainability. As we see revenue eroded and face inflationary pressures, our presidents look to the finance department to close the gap. This is a difficult task given that […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: finance teams, financial sustainability, institutional economics

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