Written by: Rodney G. Alsup
Published by: MBA News Digest Academy
MBA News Digest Comment: None.
Extracted Content: Inside Higher Ed’s takeaway from a recent Moody’s Investor Service report is the Coronavirus Pandemic will “drive innovation and growth in higher education, allowing some universities to emerge stronger with growing enrollments and revenue.” Their thinking is strength and growth will come about by building out online capabilities and expanding non-degree and certificate programs. While this may be true, other ways to grow enrollments and revenue with much less effort are available.
Three ways that come to mind involve tweaking legacy rules that mostly affect graduate students, but that no longer serve their original intended purpose. One rule is the requirement to complete a degree within five years, another is the rule that prevents students from taking a course for credit more than once, and the third is requiring alumni to apply to take a course rather than allowing them to register as a student when class capacity permits. Let me explain my thinking by providing some background.