We partner with clients to deliver solutions that better organize and manage the operations that support their missions, drawing on experience and best practices attained from hundreds of engagements. Our expertise spans across all core functional areas of higher education administrative operations, while our approach focuses on yielding results and helping our clients to continuously improve.
Huron assists clients with strategic assessments that comprehensively span the institution, that involve a more limited set of functional areas, or that target a specific functional area. Each project is driven by the institution’s objectives, priorities, and environment. Our assessments include evaluating organizational alignment, business processes, technology utilization, and financial and operational performance.
Ultimately, success is measured by our ability to provide the institution with specific practical, actionable recommendations for improvement and to help implement those changes yielding cost reduction, process efficiency, quality, and improved stakeholder satisfaction.
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It's Benchmarking, Not Bench-Warming - Get into the GameAre you benchmarking performance? How to choose the right data and make valid comparisons.
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Social Media and Advancement: Insights from Three Years of DataColleges and universities have quickly adopted social media as a core strategy, particularly for engaging alumni and enhancing brand image. This White Paper details results from the third annual social media survey conducted by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, mStoner, and Slover Linnett Strategies. Huron Education has since acquired the higher education division of Slover Linett, and it now makes up the Constituent Research Services division.
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The Buck Stops ElsewhereUniversities that allow academic units to keep their own revenue see academics grow more responsible and entrepreneurial. It is difficult to establish, but may be worth it.
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