Jeffrey R. Docking
College president, higher-ed innovator and author
Adrian, Michigan
Summary
Institutional turnaround leader who uses an enrollment-driven, business-model approach to revive small colleges. adrian+1
Entrepreneurial innovator in higher education who co-founded a course‑sharing platform (Rize Education) to enable rapid, low-cost launch of high-demand majors across many campuses. insidehighered+1
Public-facing author and advocate who writes about sustainability and innovation in higher education and has testified before Congress on improving access, affordability, and partnerships. msupress+2
Athletics and co‑curricular strategist who has expanded sports and extracurricular offerings to help recruit and retain students as part of broader institutional strategy. adrian+1
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Crisis in Higher Education: A Plan to Save Small Liberal Arts Colleges in America
February 1, 2015Book laying out a strategic model (including the Admissions Growth Model) to help small liberal‑arts colleges grow enrollment, balance budgets, and improve institutional sustainability.
The College of the Future: Lowering Costs for Students by Fixing the Business Model of Higher Education
Described by the author as a follow-up laying out plans to lower costs through shared academic programs, online platforms, and leveraging technology to personalize and scale education.