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The Pool Is Nice, and So Are the Bigger Beds. But Hotel Living Is ‘Ludicrous’ for College Students

Principal David Strauss and Senior Vice President Nanci Tessier offer their insights on the increasingly volatile higher ed marketplace, and the role it plays in the housing shortages institutions face.

‘Grow and Then Get More Efficient’

Published by Inside Higher Ed

A&S Principal David Strauss explains, “each institution must preserve the ‘core of your reason for being.’ Other expenditures -- even those that employees have come to expect and rely upon -- aren’t necessarily worth keeping if they don’t accomplish this.”

Public Flagships Are Offering More Middle-Income Scholarships. What Gives?

Published by The Chronicle of Higher Education

With regard to the recent increase, A&S Principal David Strauss says, “middle-income scholarships are seen as a public service…but it can also be the case that the practical effect is to aid a family that’s still able to pay for some of the freight.”

Privates Matching Public Prices

Published by Inside Higher Ed

Tuition-matching programs can grab attention in a market, but they can’t be the only way a private university is selling itself to students. A&S Principals Rick Hesel and Craig Goebel discuss the pros and cons of such pricing strategies.