To transform themselves in ways appropriate to twenty-first century values and market conditions, higher education institutions must analyze how their processes, technologies and resources are being used to deliver value.

As the higher education landscape grows increasingly complex, uncertain and dynamic, a more nuanced and creative approach to strategic alliances is needed.

The realities of higher education are being transformed by economic, political and socio-cultural forces. The U.S. model of postsecondary education appears to be reaching its upper limits of scalability. A prime consequence is a new understanding of the role of higher education faculty.