University Performance Improvement Solutions

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. 

University Performance Improvement Solutions INSIGHTS
Perspective: It's Benchmarking, Not Bench-Warming - Get into the Game
Are you benchmarking performance? How to choose the right data and make valid comparisons.» MORE

Whitepaper: Social Media and Advancement: Insights from Three Years of Data
Colleges 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.» MORE

Perspective: The Buck Stops Elsewhere
Universities 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.» MORE


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PROFESSIONALS
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Managing Director

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Gregory T. Bedell
Gregory T. Bedell
Managing Director

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John Curry
John R. Curry
Managing Director

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Joseph Taylor
Joseph Taylor
Managing Director

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Shandy Husmann
Shandy S. Husmann
Managing Director

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Bill Jenkins (HE)
William A. Jenkins
Managing Director

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HIGHLIGHTS
The RADIUS Benchmarking Survey is an opportunity for higher education and research institutions to gain insight into actionable steps that can be taken to improve the business performance of their research administration and other administrative function. >>MORE