Because of flexibility and convenience, many active military personnel and their spouses are looking to earn a degree online. Widmeyer’s higher education team worked with Western Governors University to develop a list of ten questions to ask before choosing an online university.
Widmeyer client, San Diego-based California Western School of Law, received one of the federal government’s highest community service honors for higher education institutions in recognition of its commitment to and achievement in community service.
Widmeyer Higher Education Advisory Panel member, Robert Dickeson, recently revised and updated his best-selling book Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services. It is an invaluable resource offering a proven step-by-step approach to reallocating resources at colleges and universities in these tough economic times.
Learn more.
Late last month I was honored to present an Academic Impressions webinar with Widmeyer’s Dr. Doug Usher, and Ann McDermott, director of admissions for College of the Holy Cross. We discussed considerations for using social media in the admissions process (you can find a copy of our presentation here).
We had strong interest from colleges and universities [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – United Educators (UE), the leading provider of risk management and liability insurance to educational institutions, has named Widmeyer Communications as an approved provider of crisis communications consulting to eligible UE members, based on the reputation of the firm’s Higher Education practice.
Widmeyer is one of eight approved crisis communications service providers for UE’s [...]
Marianne Williamson wrote: “[y]our playing small doesn’t serve the world.” This quote should be the yardstick colleges and universities use to measure their responses to hits on their short-term and long-term wellbeing. It is rare to find an institution that would sit back and allow a lawsuit to go unchallenged in the court of law, [...]
The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a commentary about a new survey of high school seniors, which has been making the round among college and university administrators.
