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December 17, 2019

By Alex Parnia

All signs indicate that high school graduation rates will continue to drop due to low birth rates, leading to a potential higher education meltdown that is likely to affect all academic institutions, big and small, in the years after 2024.

What steps do colleges and universities need to take to survive? The answer lies in subscribing to the law of survival of the fittest and in increasing market share. creative recruitment

April 4, 2019

By Alex Parnia
In these trying times, what does it take to keep a small or midsize academic institution open? It requires a visionary leader who is willing to take the necessary risks and press appropriate boundaries both with the Board of Trustees and the faculty, two dominating forces on any campus.  

October 19, 2018

By Alex Parnia

The future looks very bleak for many small and medium-sized colleges and universities in the U.S. According to a report published in Inside Higher Education, the high school graduation rate is expected to drop over the next seven years, and the numbers are aggravated by up to 4.5 million fewer babies being born since the financial crisis of 2008. 

December 6, 2016

By Alex Parnia

The Oxford dictionary defines leadership as the action of leading a group of people, an organization, or a team. However, leadership is much more than that. It is a quality that is necessary to influence others to achieve extraordinary results and to push themselves beyond their limits. Anyone can manage, but not everyone can lead. It takes resilience and energy, dedication and experience.  Leadership is a quality best acquired through consistency, perseverance, and observation, not simple dictation.​