Leadership Challenges Facing Small Private Universities in the United States

Authors

  • Nidhi Aggarwal Virginia University of Lynchburg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/ijbsr.v12i03.1435

Keywords:

Higher Education, Leadership, Performance

Abstract

Financial and demographic factors and trends are coming together to create the perfect storm for institutions of higher education.  This paper briefly discusses these two factors and then address program evaluation strategies and elimination decisions as a cost control mechanism.

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Published

2022-08-08

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Vol. 12 No. 03 (2022): May

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Research paper

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