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Performing to Make Money-Making Money to Perform
In the endless Sisyphean task of explaining university finances to many audiences, we often encounter considerable skepticism about our permanent...
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The Amateur Challenge of College Sports
Nothing is more central to the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics than the commitment to amateurism. Everyone, whether bitter critic of...
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Naming Names: Ten Rules
Periodically, universities and their friends engage in a flurry of conversations about naming things on campus, usually triggered by a...
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Keeping the Donors and Their Heirs Happy
The act of matching donor wishes to institutional needs through philanthropic gift agreements is something of an art. Donors usually...
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Managing the Elite
A recent Inside HigherEd (May 27, 2008), and elsewhere in the media, reflects much excitement about the decision by various...
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Financial Aid: Buying Student Talent
One of the more interesting features of the current enthusiasm for discussing college costs and the elaborate mechanisms to discount...
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Managing for Improvement: Part II
If we are focused on improvement, we have to design a strategy for improvement. Although it is possible to have...
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Managing for Improvement: Part I
NOTE: This semester we’ve had an active conversation in a graduate course on Managing Universities here at LSU. This blog...