Abstract
American higher education funding is not just an issue hotly debated by policy makers on Capitol Hill; it is an issue that affects students and their families, and one that student affairs professionals should have on their radars as it continues to make national headlines. From my experience, the impact of a robust institutional advancement program can be often overlooked or misunderstood by educators, including some who work in student affairs. This paper was written with the goal of providing an introductory awareness of the current economic situation as well as a brief understanding of the impact that an effective advancement program has on college and university campuses, as well as some ideas of how student affairs can work with advancement and alumni engagement professionals to support students. The key premise is that an appropriate advancement effort serves to advance the mission of an institution by providing additional funding and energy that the institution would otherwise not have; funding that may remove barriers to access and completion.
Recommended Citation
Teo, Thaddeus J.
(2015)
"The Impact of Advancement in Higher Education,"
MAGIS: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/magis/vol9/iss1/9