If you are an alumni engagement professional in advancement, you should be very concerned that your unit is treated as a cost center by your university leaders. Recently, Inside Higher Ed published an editorial by Brooke Barnett, President of Rollins College, and Jonathan Purvis, CFRE, VP of Advancement and Marketing at Butler University, entitled “How …
The Weekend: University leaders see alumni engagement as a cost center
Originally published in LinkedIn, May 13, 2026
May 17, 2026
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