Richard Franza: "Treat Business School Like a Business, See Successful Return on Investment"
Friday, April 8th, 2022
I started my position as the dean of the James M. Hull College of Business at Augusta University in February 2017. The first time I met with our faculty, I told them that while we were indeed a business school, they should also think of us as a business.
Although most institutions of higher education, particularly state institutions such as AU, are nonprofits, they have goals that are similar to those at for-profit businesses. For instance, the taxpayers and legislators of the state of Georgia are equivalent to the investors of for-profit firms for University System of Georgia institutions such as AU. See more here.
