What Higher Ed Has Learned From Covid-19 So Far
Recently published data from the National Student Clearinghouse matched what was found in March’s studentPOLL, that 17% of respondents were rethinking their plans to attend a four-year college full time, was accurate. Art & Science Group’s Nanci Tessier, and other higher education leaders, weigh in.
The (Deferred) Class Of 2020
Principal, Craig Goebel, and Senior Associate, Jamie Ealy, weigh in on the hard financial reality colleges and universities are facing due to the higher retention rates brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rebates and Reversals
Principals, Craig Goebel and David Strauss, discuss the dichotomy between how students are seeing the monetary value of college during a pandemic versus normal times.
Preparing to Poach
As higher ed institutions continue to grapple with the NACAC rule changes, Art & Science Group Principal, Rick Hesel, weighs in.
After Scandals Explode, Universities Often Raise More Money Than Ever Before. Why?
As college’s continue to think about the NACAC rule changes, Art & Science Principal Rick Hesel weighs in.
After Scandals Explode, Universities Often Raise More Money Than Ever Before. Why?
Institution wide scandals can feel like the end, but Principals David Strauss and Craig Goebel explain what those incidents can actually mean to prospective students and how they act within the market.
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.
Enrollment Shortfalls Spread to More Colleges
Nanci Tessier, Senior Vice President of Art & Science Group, provides her insight on the current higher education market and thoughts around what could lead institutions to success.
‘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.”

