Originally posted by CALUPA69
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I'm confident Edinboro can turn things around. Their woes are related to leadership turnover, inconsistent strategic visions, and mismanagement of student enrollment. Edinboro should be around 6,000 students right now if not for the mistakes of the past. Ten years ago they had a president who quickly raised enrollment to 8,500 with a plan to get to 10,000. They began building to accommodate that growth. He left for greener pastures and lots of leadership turned over. The next president implemented a different direction - open enrollment - and it caused crazy turnover as students were admitted who couldn't pay or couldn't hack it (i.e. Cheyney). She too left for greener pastures. The following president realized the mess and quickly tightened some belts and implemented the highest admission standard in PASSHE. Things were on track but he was arrogant and ran his mouth into scandal (and ultimately his resignation). With each new president came new leadership, new plans, and different directions. The current president has his head on straight but then Covid hit. If they can get aggressive with recruiting students and invest in a great campus experience, they should recover.
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