The key to thriving in higher ed today? Flexibility

By John LaBrie. To look at the data and read stories in the media, post-secondary education is in trouble. According to the Council of Graduate Schools, Enrollments dipped at U.S. graduate schools for both the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 academic years (the last two years for which there is data). Business and law degrees—those stalwarts of higher ed—have had decreases in applications in recent years. Even undergraduate institutions—which hadn’t seen enrollment dips in two decades—are feeling the pinch. More...