Postsecondary Spotlight on How Colleges Spend

May 1, 2:00 pm ET

This session will pull back the curtain on how college chief financial and business officers budget for and spend ever limited resources and weather uncertain times. We will introduce principles of strategic finance and examine colleges whose budgets reflect their mission and values.

Join us to discuss findings from the latest research on what it truly costs to operate a college that produces equitable student success outcomes. We will get into the mindset of college finance leaders, learn how the pandemic impacted their practice, and explore how they can be powerful agents of change. We'll also discuss what to keep our eyes focused on during these changing times, and what’s needed to build a strong foundation that can help colleges address the challenges and opportunities ahead.

There is no cost to attend this Grantmakers for Education program. Registration closes 15 minutes prior to the program time. By registering for this program, you agree to our Learning Environment Commitment. Thank you for your patience; we review each registration in advance.

About the Speakers

Sue Cui
Senior Program Officer
Ascendium Education Group

Sue Cui is a senior program officer conducting strategic grantmaking in support of college and university transformation for seamless academic pathways for learners from low-income backgrounds. She joined the organization in 2016. Prior to joining Ascendium, Sue made grants for STEM teaching and learning at the Helmsley Charitable Trust. She has also held positions with Rutgers University and supported corporate giving at Altria. Outside of Ascendium, Sue co-chairs the Latino Student Success Funders Group.

Nikki Edgecombe
Senior Research Scholar
Community College Research Center

Nikki Edgecombe is a senior research scholar at CCRC and a research professor in the Education Policy and Social Analysis Department at Teachers College, Columbia University. She conducts research on developmental education, education equity, teaching and learning, English learners, faculty development, minority-serving institutions, and higher education finance, among other topics. She is the principal investigator for the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR), a U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences (IES)-funded research center on developmental education jointly run with the social policy research organization MDRC. Edgecombe also leads IES studies on English learners in community colleges and on the adaptation of Lesson Study for community college mathematics instruction.

Dr. Jim Hundrieser
Senior Advisor to the President
National Association of College and University Business Officers

Dr. Jim Hundrieser is the senior advisor to the president and served as the inaugural vice president for consulting services with the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). At NACUBO, he is providing higher education institutions with new strategies to match ambition with aspiration focusing on revenue growth, building capacity, providing pragmatic solutions, and conducting operational assessments that focus on a bias towards action and effectiveness. Over his 30-year career in higher education, Jim has served in a variety of roles from an institutional vice president, to consultant, to faculty member, to residence hall director. The core of Jim’s work has been focused on providing ways for students to gain access to and succeed in higher education. Prior to joining NACUBO, Jim served the Association of Governing Boards (AGB) focusing on institutional sustainability with strategies to grow, partner or build strategic business models.