ERIC COLLUM

Senior Associate | collum@artsci.com | 410-377-7880 x 13

As one of the firm’s senior consultants, Eric Collum plays a leading role in nearly every aspect of our work with clients, including the development of research designs and survey instruments, data analysis and interpretation, and the creation of strategies and tactics to address clients’ goals.

Since joining the firm in 2006, Eric has worked on projects focused on enrollment (positioning and pricing), alumni relations, program development, and retention for a wide range of higher education clients, including professional schools, flagship public universities, private liberal arts colleges, schools of art, and independent schools. Past clients include: Boston College School of Law, Claremont McKenna College, College of William and Mary, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Otis College of Art & Design, Reed College, St. John’s College, University of Chicago, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania College of Liberal and Professional Studies, Tuck School of Business, Viewpoint School in California, Wake Forest University, and Yale University.

Before finding a professional home at Art & Science Group, Eric taught composition and Shakespeare as a graduate student and later a faculty member at George Mason University. He transitioned from academia to take on the role of managing editor for a number of educational research journals published by the American Educational Research Association. Moving from AERA, he joined the Center for Equity and Excellence in Education where he served as a policy analyst and writer.

Education

  • B.A. English and Philosophy, University of Miami

  • M.A./ Ph.D. English Language and Literature, University of Delaware