Lea Patterson
Higher Education Financial Stress Test
The Coronavirus is creating headlines around the world and here in Australia it’s having an impact on some universities who are delaying the start of the school year or starting the school year…
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Articles from the Pilbara team on higher education costs, margins, benchmarks, budgeting and AI.
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Lea Patterson
Why is Math Cheaper than English?
This was a question posed by Steven Hemelt (UNC – Chapel Hill), Kevin Stange, Fernando Furquim, Andrew Simon (University of Michigan) and John Sawyer (University of Delaware) in their paper “Why is…
Michael Skopal
Center of Excellence in Higher Education Cost Management
Be involved…. Consortium for Advanced Management – International (CAM-I) Creating an International Center of Excellence in Higher Education Cost Management Back in 1972 computing power was either…
Michael Skopal
2019 NACUBO Integrating Analytics Forum
The NACUBO Analytics Conference focusses on data management and analytics. Presenters, and participants, are driven by the importance of accurate data, efficient data collection and effective…
Lea Patterson
Cost of Instruction at the University of Maryland
The following is an extract from this article in NACUBO Business Officer Magazine September 2019 by Margo Vanover Porter and discusses the Pilbara model at the University of Maryland. The model was…
Michael Skopal
Pilbara in Saskatoon
Saskatoon, in the heart of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan sits further north than Hobart is south, by about 10° in latitude, (for the navigators amongst you). As the crow flies, it is 14,612…
Lea Patterson
Pilbara Higher Ed Conference 2019
The Pilbara Higher Ed conference was held September 3-4 in Brisbane at the Rydges Hotel in Southbank. It was a great crowd and generated a lot of interesting discussions over the two day event. The…
Lea Patterson
New Academic Programs – Five Year Financial Forecasts in Minutes
ADAM TOOL DOWNLOAD A significant amount of time and effort goes into the development of a new program for a college. Unfortunately, the financial aspects of the new program tend not to get as much…
Lea Patterson
Upcoming Pilbara Conference: Keynotes Announced
This September 3-4, we will be hosting our Pilbara Users’ Conference entitled “Preparing for Change: Data Driven Decision Making.” The two-day event was created in response to the changes taking…
Lea Patterson
Why is Traditional Accounting Failing Higher Education?
With Gary Cokins Traditional or Financial Accounting is essential for statutory and regulatory reporting for government agencies and the investor community. It is guided by Generally Accepted…