Higher Education Transformation Consulting
Transform institutional culture, streamline operations, and achieve sustainable results with our comprehensive approach that addresses the complex challenges facing colleges and universities today.
Comprehensive Institutional Change Management Done Right
We provide complete "done with you" transformation support, going beyond surface-level changes to fundamental transformation, by working with experienced higher education leaders to navigate politics, build consensus, and implement lasting institutional improvements.
- Deep Higher Education Expertise: Our consultants include former VPs, state-level leaders, and senior administrators with decades of experience
- Strategic Transformation Planning: Customized roadmaps addressing institutional goals and constraints effectively
- Sustainable Transformation Focus: Build institutional capacity for continuous improvement beyond our individual consulting engagement
- Measurable Institutional Impact: Focus on operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and long-term organizational health
Why Most Higher Education Transformation Efforts Fall Short of Their Goals
Colleges and universities today face existential challenges: declining enrollment, financial pressures, and demands for operational transformation. Yet most institutional change efforts fail because they underestimate the complexity of academic culture and governance. Faculty resistance, bureaucratic structures, and competing priorities create barriers that traditional consulting approaches cannot address.
Large consulting firms charge enormous fees to deliver comprehensive reports but lack the higher education expertise to guide actual implementation. Meanwhile, institutions struggle with limited budgets, staff capacity, and political capital making failed change initiatives particularly costly and demotivating for everyone involved.
Almy Education Offers Comprehensive, Institutional Change Management Support
Partner with our experienced leaders and consultants who understand higher education’s unique challenges while providing strategic guidance, project management, and ongoing support to ensure your institutional transformation initiatives succeed.
Institutional Culture Assessment
Comprehensive analysis of organizational dynamics and change barriers
Root Cause Analysis
Identify underlying cultural and structural barriers preventing institutional transformation and growth
Change Management Support
Expert guidance through stakeholder engagement and resistance management
Implementation Project Management
Hands-on oversight ensuring timeline adherence and goal achievement
Typical Outcomes for Our Clients
- Improved operational efficiency and streamlined decision-making processes that reduce bureaucratic bottlenecks and accelerate initiatives
- Enhanced financial sustainability through cost optimization and revenue diversification strategies aligned with institutional mission
- Increased stakeholder alignment and reduced resistance to future change initiatives across faculty and staff
- Measurable improvements in institutional performance metrics including student satisfaction and retention rates
- Sustainable culture of continuous improvement with established processes for ongoing organizational development and adaptation
Proven Results, Lasting Impact with
Higher Education Transformation Consulting
Modernizing Math: Raising Pass Rates and Building Faculty Engagement at Mississippi University for Women
Facing declining post-pandemic pass rates in a key Statistics course, Mississippi University for Women utilized a federal Title III grant to hire Almy Education for an external intervention. This partnership successfully engaged faculty in professional development focused on modern instruction, leading to significantly increased student pass rates in Statistics and other math courses by 2023.
How Effective Redesign Can Improve Developmental Math Outcomes
While redesigning traditional algebra-focused developmental math, coordinator Kathleen Almy recognized a need for content relevant to non-STEM students, leading her to help develop Math Literacy for College Students (Quantway), which created math pathways. This led to the creation of the textbook Math Lit, an accelerated, one-semester, contextualized option that resulted in success rates comparable to or better than traditional courses, with research showing Black and Latino men experiencing particularly strong gains.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about our gateway course redesign service and implementation process.
