Recently, we took concrete steps to align our expenses with current and anticipated revenues. But that is only the first phase of a community-wide, multi-year effort that will include revenue-generating initiatives under new and inspired enrollment and marketing leadership. We have a powerful story to tell
— Guilford is 274 above the lowest of the Forbes Financial Grades list. Does hovering 24 places above the bottom 250 mean it has a thin cushion? Or a frayed and disintegrating safety net?
— Guilford is, to repeat Moody’s, “tuition dependent,” and in many ways in a “weak market position,” with “limited pricing power.”
— If the school doesn’t find at least 200 more full-time students to increase tuition income, can it absorb another round (or two) of staff cuts without spinning into the “death spiral”? (The projection for enrollment next year? Flat.)
— Its plight is very similar to that of scores of other small liberal arts colleges, all of whom face “increased competition from cheaper public higher education . . . .”
Made in Vietnam: My World. (Yours Too?) Just got a new blood pressure monitor. But this post is not about my blood pressure. The old monitor gave out after several years: nothing but error messages. Amazon was ready with a new one, delivered the next day. Dropped from a drone? I was running errands when … Continue reading Made In Vietnam: My World. (Yours Too?)
Review: A Convergent Model of Renewal By C. Wess Daniels. Wipf & Stock. Reviewed by Chuck Fager A Convergent Model of Renewal: Remixing the Quaker Tradition in a Participatory Culture. C. Wess Daniels. Pickwick/Wipf & Stock Publishers. 224 pages. Paper, $21.60. There’s more than little déjà vu about Wess Daniels’ book project. Quakerism, his book … Continue reading Review: “A Convergent Model of Renewal” (for Quakers)
The Bible Is Dangerous. Too Dangerous To Ignore. I did a dangerous thing yesterday: I introduced a young adult to the Bible.