Dayna Catropa

Dayna Catropa

Dayna Catropa is Associate Director, Research Programs, in the Office of the President at Harvard University.  Throughout her career, Dayna has blended her business and education background, dedicating herself to helping organizations make decisions that are both economically and educationally sound.

At Harvard, Dayna focuses on strategic research and programs.  She also co-teaches a new course called Strategy and Competition in Higher Education.

 Dayna earned a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and a Master’s in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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February 24, 2014
Breaking the Ice
A creative option.
February 2, 2014
Learning with LEGOs
LEGOs have gone digital.
January 14, 2014
Entrepreneurship Education
The demand for entrepreneurship education continues to increase.
December 15, 2013
The MOOC, the Met at the Movies and The Address
Technology is changing everything.
November 11, 2013
AMA Conference: Keeping things Simple
   

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April 30, 2015
This Way To The All-Star Degree?
We originally thought that business schools might be the first to feel the heat of the changing market for higher education. Turns out that may not be true – it might be the undergraduate market, quickly followed by the rest of higher education. 
January 26, 2014
Coming to a Business School Near You: Disruption
Lately it seems you can’t read about higher education without thinking about disruption.  Based on some recent developments, business schools may be the first to feel the heat. 
March 4, 2013
Advice from Administrators
When we asked people that have been working in higher ed for more than a year for advice to people entering in similar positions to them, we received a wide variety of suggestions.  In this post we’ll share what administrators (who represented 36% of the 464 survey respondents, respectively) would advise those just entering a similar role. 
February 27, 2013
Advice From Tenure-Track Faculty To Those Entering The Profession
When we asked people that have been working in higher education for more than a year for advice to people entering in similar positions to them, we received a wide variety of suggestions.  In this post we’ll share what tenure-track faculty (who represented 17% of all combined 464 survey respondents) would advise those just entering the tenure track.
February 8, 2013
Bemoaning the Corporatization of Higher Education
In a previous post, we shared responses to the question “What has been the most significant change (either positive or negative) in the higher education 'industry' since you began working in it?"  Although answers relating to the increased influence of business in higher ed and the ‘corporatization’ of the university came in fourth place in terms of number of mentions (close to a three-way tie for second, though), it would have come in first place had we measured responses by the heat or passion of the response.

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