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Have Your Class - And Afford It, Too!
There is no doubt that enrolling a sufficient number of students to meet revenue goals – let alone crafting a first year class on various dimensions of desirability – is more difficult than ever before. And it’s more difficult still for all but the wealthiest institutions in the country to actually be able to afford the class they bring in even if they do reach all of their various goals. So, for many, it’s been a long, hot summer of uncertainty. Read more...
The Milk Trout
Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk.
-Henry David Thoreau
Jack Maguire, Chairman and Founder of Maguire Associates, scans our research and other interesting findings, spots the "trout in the milk," and shares insights with our readers. In this edition, Jack introduces EM=C2: A New Formula for Enrollment Management, our forthcoming book co-authored by Jack, Senior Consultant Larry Butler and their colleagues at Maguire Associates, through an adapted excerpt. EM=C2: A New Formula for Enrollment Management will be released this September and will kick off a year-long celebration of our first 25 years in the higher education consulting and research business. Read the sneak peek...
Make Your Best Offers:
The Power of Price Sensitivity
Continuing The Maguire Network pricing and value article series
Put simply, price sensitivity reflects how reactive students are to the full list price and the eventual net cost of enrolling at your institution. It is important to know how your markets respond to net costs because, once trustees vote in the next price increase, you need to be able to minimize the financial risk and maximize the potential of your awarding strategy. Read more...
Improving Strategic Search:
Making the Best Bets Possible
The search name acquisition process can sometimes resemble a casino-like atmosphere – a large pile of money on the table, and hopes that the bets will pay off. But how do you know if they are good bets for your institution? What if there are a few good names in there, but you are uncertain which ones they are? How can you approach the table with more information to guide your decisions?
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Executive Vice President Linda Cox Maguire
Linda has been with Maguire Associates since 1985. In addition to her involvement in a broad range of consulting engagements, Linda heads up the strategic modeling line of business at Maguire Associates. Linda also serves on several boards, including as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Sea Education Association, an off-campus program for college students, and as Vice President of the Board of Directors for United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of MetroBoston. In her free time, Linda enjoys reading, puzzles, international travel, horseback riding, waterskiing, and weekends on Sebago Lake in Maine.
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The Maguire Podcast: Pricing and Value
In this installment of The Maguire Podcast, Maguire Associates' President Kathy Dawley and Lasell College President Michael Alexander discuss important issues regarding price and value in higher education.
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Net-Poll Results
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Branding Presentation: Maguire Associates' President Kathy Dawley addressed members of the Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities on branding and marketing strategies at their higher education leadership seminar in May.
- Early Admissions: Chairman Jack Maguire discussed the latest developments in college early admissions policies and practices in The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine’s article, “Changes in Early Admissions: Good or Bad?”
- SAT Optional: Jack Maguire and Senior Consultant Jonathan Epstein were both recently in the news with comments on the SAT Optional movement in selective undergraduate admissions. Jack was featured in CNN.com’s “More Colleges Move toward Optional SATs” and Jonathan's work was cited in The Chronicle of Higher Education's “Wake Forest U. Joins the Ranks of Test-Optional Colleges.” Jonathan's research paper, "Behind the SAT Optional Movement: Context and Controversy" was also recently selected for publication by the NACAC Journal of College Admissions.
- New Trustees: Kathy Dawley has joined the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Regis College in Weston, MA. Jack Maguire became a member of the Board of Trustees at another Massachusetts institution, Lasell College.
- UK Pricing Strategies: Senior Consultant Sarah Parrott and Associate Vice President for Research Robert Mirabile presented their paper, "How Much are Your Students Willing to Pay?" at the UK-IR conference, “Exploring the Hinterlands: Mapping an Agenda for Institutional Research in the United Kingdom.”
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: Jonathan Epstein was featured in a Chronicle article on Davidson College’s decision to eliminate loans from its financial aid packages.
- European IR Forum: Vice President for Research Operations Tara Scholder and Executive Vice President Linda Cox Maguire will discuss best practices in student satisfaction and retention research at the 30th Annual EAIR (European Association for Institution Research) Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark, in August.
- Upcoming Conferences: Maguire Associates will be exhibiting at the NACAC National Conference in Seattle from September 25-27 and at the AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education in Chicago from November 16-18.
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