Cutting College Costs, Board Tensions, & Consultant-mania

On this episode, Michael and Jeff riff through a range of topics. Among them: how no constituency is actually in favor of cost cutting on college campuses; whether consultants can play any productive role in higher ed; and how Disney’s succession drama holds many lessons for boards of trustees at colleges and universities. This episode is made with support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy and the Gates Foundation.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction

3:37 - Lessons for Higher Ed from Disney Succession Drama

08:12 -  Boards of Trustees and College Rankings

13:57 - Cutting into the Cost of College

19:18 - Consultants in Higher Ed

23:51 - Professional Networks Built On-Campus

31:30 - The Leaky K-12 to College Pipeline