
New Opportunities for Higher Ed Partnerships and Mergers:
Changing Higher Ed Podcast 117 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein
New Opportunities for Higher Ed Partnerships and Mergers – Changing Higher Ed Podcast 117 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein In this episode, Drumm McNaughton and Mike Goldstein, Managing Director at Tyton Partners, discuss emerging opportunities for colleges and universities to engage in creative partnerships and mergers “outside the box” of conventional thinking. The economics of maintaining campuses and serving student bodies are increasingly outstripping the capacity of institutions to generate sufficient revenue. This is especially true for smaller colleges and universities, many of whom may be on the precipice of financial viability. As schools look for alternatives to closing, seeking a savior-type of partnership is a common tendency – but that tendency is evolving. When considering potential partnerships, schools that take a broader and more creative