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Academic Entrepreneurship: The Art and Science of Creating the Right Academic Programs

Is it time to launch that new academic program? Here is the ‘art’ and ‘science’ of answering that question.

Academic Entrepreneurship walks you through strategies for identifying, creating, and growing the right academic programs – both the mindset needed and the practical steps. Included in the book are templates, samples, worksheets, and case studies.

Empower entrepreneurship across your institution or system: Order 10 or more copies and receive a $25 discount on every copy you purchase.

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7 Myths that Limit Innovation in Higher Ed

This article continues a series focused on Creating an Innovative Institutional Mindset. The previous articles in this series are: The 10 Barriers to Innovation in Higher Education 7 Ways Academic Leaders Can Cultivate Creativity Innovation is all the buzz these days in higher education circles, and it is no wonder.  Many mainstream media observers have […]

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Operationalizing and Sustaining New Academic Programs

Also in this series: Is it Time to Launch that New Academic Program? The Art and Science of Answering that Question Feasibility Checklist: The Science of Bringing New Academic Programs to Life Financial Modeling for New Academic Programs by Melissa Morriss-Olson, Bay Path University Sustaining New Academic Programs: 5 Key Factors In my previous articles in […]

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7 Ways Academic Leaders Can Cultivate Creativity

This article continues a series focused on Creating an Innovative Institutional Mindset. More articles will follow. The previous article in this series is: The 10 Barriers to Innovation in Higher Education by Melissa Morriss-Olson (Provost, Bay Path University) Creative thinking skills are more important than ever if we are to deal with the vast and complex array […]

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The 10 Barriers to Innovation in
Higher Education

by Melissa Morriss-Olson (Provost, Bay Path University) Why is it so difficult to nurture innovation and academic entrepreneurship at a college or university? My keen and longstanding interest in innovation was first fueled by my doctoral dissertation research, conducted in the early 1990s with a focus on small college resiliency. I studied the financial performance […]

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Financial Modeling for New
Academic Programs

Also in this series: Is it Time to Launch that New Academic Program? The Art and Science of Answering that Question Feasibility Checklist: The Science of Bringing New Academic Programs to Life by Melissa Morriss-Olson, Bay Path University Developing a 4-Year Financial Proforma In my previous article,Feasibility Checklist: The Science Behind Bringing New Academic Programs to […]

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Feasibility Checklist: The Science of Bringing New Academic Programs to Life

The best ideas in the world can easily fall off the radar unless you have a process in place for evaluating, vetting and bringing them to life. Also in this series: Is it Time to Launch that New Academic Program? The Art and Science of Answering that Question Financial Modeling for New Academic Programs by […]

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Is it Time to Launch that New Academic Program? The Art and Science of Answering that Question

Related Articles (these are Member Exclusives): Feasibility Checklist: The Science of Bringing New Academic Programs to Life Financial Modeling for New Academic Programs by Melissa Morriss-Olson, Bay Path University, author of Academic Entrepreneurship: The Art and Science of Creating the Right Academic Programs The challenges facing higher education in recent times are well documented. Never […]