Higher Education's Looming Collapse

Stephen Coffin, PhD, MBA, MPA, is adjunct professor of school finance for Montclair State University’s Graduate School of Education, has taught school finance as a part-time instructor for Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education, and has taught doctoral students higher education finance and economics as well as school finance as an adjunct instructor for Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education. Dr. Coffin’s research focuses on education finance and economics, charter schools, community economic development, educational business administration, equal educational opportunity, and resource equity.

Foreword: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times — William Thro, J.D., MA

Section I: Value Proposition



Mission — Stephen Coffin, Ph.D., MBA, MPA
Value Proposition — Stephen Coffin, Ph.D., MBA, MPA
Equity and Product Differentiation — Stephen Coffin, Ph.D., MBA, MPA

Section II: Next Generation: Financial Management and Leadership



N.A.P.R.: A New Holistic Budgeting Model —Stephen Coffin, Ph.D., MBA, MPA
Pivoting Leadership to Achieve Cultural Proficiency and Social Justice — Corinne Brion, Ph.D., M.S.Ed., B.A.
Strategic Fundraising: A Proven Model for NGO’s — Francisco J. Quevedo, MBA, CAGSB
Strategic Fundraising: The Process — Francisco J. Quevedo, MBA, CAGSB
Achieving Resource Equity: Recruitment, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Enrollment — James Dean Ward, Ph.D.
Achieving Resource Equity: A Multi-Sector Strategy — James Dean Ward, Ph.D.
The Excessive Growth of Student Loans — Henry C. Dickson, CFA
The Stages of the Student Loan Bubble — Henry C. Dickson, CFA
Are Colleges Ready for the Post-Covid-19 Crisis? — Francisco J. Quevedo, MBA, CAGSB
Understanding Implicit Bias to Create Culturally Proficient and Socially Just Education — Corinne Brion, Ph.D., M.S.Ed., B.A.

Section III: Innovation



The Rescue Plan — Stephen Coffin, Ph.D., MBA, MPA
Campus Pride: LGBQT Student Communities — Victoria A. Suárez
LGBQT Student Communities — Victoria A. Suárez
Child Care: The Opportunity and Solution for Sustainability –– Raymond Lauk, Ph.D., MBA, M.Ed.
Building Communities for Historically Marginalized African-American Students — Dr. Camille A. Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG
Building Communities for Historically Marginalized Latinx Students — Kristen Vogt Veggeberg, Ph.D., MPA
#MeToo on Campus — Kristen Vogt Veggeberg, Ph.D., MPA
#MeToo in Medical Education — Dr. Camille A. Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG
George Floyd’s Murder, Structural Racism, and K-16 Education — Rick W. Smith, MBA, MA, CFRL
Technology, Racism, and Education — Rick W. Smith, MBA, MA, CFRL

Section V: Conclusion



The Way Forward — Stephen Coffin, Ph.D., MBA, MPA