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Financial Sustainability in US Higher Education

Transformational Strategy in Troubled Times

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Authors:
  1. Marcel J. Dumestre

    1. Arvada, USA

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  • Examines the rapidly changing US higher education landscape and offers solutions on what should be done about it
  • Addresses the looming crisis in US higher education and proposes how universities can thrive despite threats to their existence
  • Explores why many US universities are now facing financial unsustainability, and provides a strategic thinking methodology that leads to institutional transformation
  • Offers ways in which tuition dependent institutions can transform themselves into unique financially sustainable universities for the twenty-first century

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: An Uncertain Future

    • Marcel J. Dumestre
    Pages 1-6

  3. Fundamental Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. How We Got Here

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 9-24

    3. Foundational Problems

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 25-39

    4. Financial Sustainability in Troubled Times

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 41-51

  4. Exemplars

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Adult Learner: An Awakening

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 55-70

    3. A New College

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 71-82

    4. University Transformations

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 83-96

  5. Transformational Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Strategic Thinking for Transformation

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 99-116

    3. Transformational Leadership

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 117-133

    4. The Case of Bon Sens University

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 135-141

    5. Transformational Strategy in Action

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 143-156

    6. A Call to Action

      • Marcel J. Dumestre
      Pages 157-161

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 163-175
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About this book

This book is a practical approach to insuring financial sustainability of US colleges, presented through the lens of organizational strategic thinking. The book does not simply offer models of how colleges can become financially sustainable in cost cutting, online education, international student recruiting, etc. Rather, it presents a succinct historical perspective of how foundational problems emerged, how some universities transformed themselves, and introduces an organizational strategic thinking process that can be used to develop unique solutions for almost any institution. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Arvada, USA

    Marcel J. Dumestre

About the author

Marcel J. Dumestre, Ed.D, is a retired academic administrator who writes about higher education strategy and philosophy of education.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Financial Sustainability in US Higher Education

  • Book Subtitle: Transformational Strategy in Troubled Times

  • Authors: Marcel J. Dumestre

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94983-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-94982-3Published: 24 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-94983-0Published: 23 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 175

  • Topics: Higher Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Education Economics, Sustainability Management

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