Navigating Challenges and Planning for the Future at the University of Rochester
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Release Date: 08/12/2025
The CHLOE Report- What the Future of Online Education Means for Business Schools
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
A new report, the CHLOE 10 Report, was just released, and its findings are a wake-up call for our higher education institutions. The report, which is a collaboration between Quality Matters, Eduventures, and EDUCAUSE, tracks 10 years of online learning growth and reveals a boom in short-term credentials and uneven progress on AI across higher education. The top-line finding is impossible to ignore - nearly 90% of colleges and universities plan to expand their online programs in the next three years. This isn't just a reaction to a trend; it's a strategic shift driven by soaring student demand....
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Navigating Challenges and Planning for the Future at the University of Rochester
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
I applaud the University of Rochester for their forward thinking, planning, and action. Navigating the chaos being created by the current administration is not going to be easy. However, I think working together as a united campus and community will make it a survivable situation. I hope this episode of the GME News Digest podcast offers valuable insights into the adaptive strategies of one of our leading institutions in these challenging times. For more discussions like this, stay tuned. Until next time, keep seeking knowledge and visit the GME News Digest website for additional...
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Overcoming the Fear of Finance and Accounting in Executive MBA Programs
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Welcome to the GME News Digest podcast series—your source for insights, strategies, and inspiration in graduate program management. Whether you're an experienced program leader, part of an administrative team, or a dedicated academic faculty member, this is the space where I explore pressing challenges in GME and uncover actionable solutions. I’m Rodney Alsup, and in today’s episode, we’ll tackle a topic that resonates deeply across Executive MBA programs and all graduate business programs: helping learners overcome their fear of finance and accounting.
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Embracing Skills-Based Hiring in Graduate Programs
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Welcome back to the GME News Digest Podcast Series. Hi, I’m Rodney Alsup, your host for this episode, “Embracing Skills-Based Hiring in Graduate Programs.” Ashley Mowreader’s insightful Inside Higher Ed article inspired this episode. Her title, “What Skills-Based Hiring Means for Higher Ed” caught my attention, so I thought I would explore its significance for the graduate education community. Her article was among the twelve pieces of content I included in last week’s curated selection for GME News Digest subscribers.
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The Importance of Understanding Your Graduate Program’s Audience
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Who is your graduate program designed to serve? Or can you describe your program’s target audience? Would your answers be the same or different for each question? Should they be the same or different? Or could they be the same or different? How would the major role players that support your graduate program respond to these questions? The question “Who is your graduate program designed to serve?” isn’t just critical – it is a keystone of strategic planning for a graduate program. Click here to view the blog article:
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Looking at How Learners & Program Management See the Learner Journey
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
The effectiveness of a graduate program depends on the understanding of individual learner journeys by program leaders and faculty, as well as the understanding of the program’s learner journey by individual learners. I explored these understandings from two distinct perspectives of the learner journey in my two previous episodes. One perspective was that of the learner, and the other was that of the program’s management. This episode's purpose is to show how aligning the two perspectives develops a framework for effectively managing graduate programs to the benefit of a diverse...
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From Lead Collection to Fan Creation - Guiding Learners Through Your Graduate Programs Learner Journey The Program Management View
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Once learners realize a learning need, they usually start a journey to address it. Many times, the journey starts out as self-directed and, at some point, it transitions to a guided journey. When a graduate degree program is involved, much of the self-directed journey planning starts with a web browser and an internet search. And during any stage of their search, learners may evaluate multiple journeys, all created by competing graduate programs. The journey the learner ultimately selects is likely the one with the best guidance throughout each leg of the journey they are exploring. From a...
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From First Encounters to Lifelong Advocacy: Navigating the Learner’s Journey in a Graduate Program–The Learner View
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Have you ever thought about the path learners navigate when they go from realizing their need to learn to be a loyal program supporter? When both learners and program leaders really understand the path learners follow, it’s like having a roadmap to success for both. A roadmap with interesting goals like identifying knowledge gaps, choosing a program, enrolling, and becoming a committed supporter. In the following episode, I describe six stages that most learners follow on their journey. Improving program effectiveness and reputation comes from understanding the learner journey and these...
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The Future of Business Education - A Conversation with Dean Mauro F. Guillén, Cambridge Judge Business School
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Our conversation focused on: • How the coming baby drought will affect the future of business education? • How generational behavior will affect the future of business education? • How changes in the behavior of the middle classes will affect the future of business education? • How gender shifts will affect the future of business education? • How urbanization will affect the future of business education? • How technological advances will affect the future of business education? • How a culture of sharing will affect the future of business education? • How changes in the medium...
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How Graduate Program Leaders can Prepare their Programs for 2030 and Beyond
Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler
Wharton Professor Mauro Guillén, recently named dean of Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, and author of 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything joined me to discuss how B-School deans and graduate program leaders can prepare their programs for 2030 and beyond.
info_outlineI applaud the University of Rochester for their forward thinking, planning, and action. Navigating the chaos being created by the current administration is not going to be easy. However, I think working together as a united campus and community will make it a survivable situation.
I hope this episode of the GME News Digest podcast offers valuable insights into the adaptive strategies of one of our leading institutions in these challenging times. For more discussions like this, stay tuned. Until next time, keep seeking knowledge and visit the GME News Digest website for additional resources.
This podcast incorporates key points from the University of Rochester's academic budget and planning update, ensuring listeners gain a clear understanding of the ongoing efforts and strategies in place to navigate the institution through these challenging times.
These strategies provide insights into how graduate business program leaders can deal with the chaos being created by the current administration.