Acuity Advancement Group

Kadimah Academy

Kadimah Academy

The challenge?

Help Kadimah Academy, a small, independent Jewish day school, leverage its strong academic reputation, while gently reinforcing its Jewish dedication to Hebrew language and non-denominational Jewish education.

First, while Kadimah’s reputation as an “organization” has suffered,

Syracuse University

Syracuse University College of Engineering & Computer Science Banners

Syracuse University

The Spirit to Seek. Rebranding the Syracuse University College of Engineering & Computer Science

Syracuse University sought to strengthen its core identity while maintaining a distinctive voice for each constituent college. The small College of Engineering and Computer

Telling the Truth About Returns to Education

Muhlenberg College

Telling the Truth About Returns to Education

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail

I’ve documented the returns to education for several decades, in terms of personal, family, and household income. These data have been used largely to showcase the returns to

The Demographic Challenge of Higher Education

The Demographic Challenge of Higher Education

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail

Most postsecondary institutions across the country are experiencing sharp and steady declines in enrollment. This is for two primary reasons: demographic and economic trends. In 2010, the US hit

What Will Be the Ripple Effect of COVID-19 in Higher Education?

What Will Be the Ripple Effect of COVID-19 in Higher Education?

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail

March 17, 2020

If you aren’t getting much information on COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus, you must either be living in a cage

Justine Harcourt de Tourville

Partner

Experience

  • Marketing
  • Branding
  • Strategy
  • Nonprofits
  • Associations
  • Higher Education
  • Ethnographic Research

Biography

Justine Harcourt de Tourville uses a mixture of tools acquired from many years in academia: research, applied anthropology, narrative writing and teaching, which

Zoë Cohl

Consultant

> Messaging
> Naming
> Research
> Human Development
> Communications strategy

Biography

In her role as consultant and content advisor to communications consultancy, the Cohl Group, Zoë also contributes her knowledge of anthropology, human

Kimberly Landis

Partner

Experience

  • College access programs
  • K-16 and K-20 initiatives
  • Strategic planning
  • Community service

Biography

Kimberly Ann Landis serves as a Principal for SwailLandis. Ms. Landis also serves as Vice President of the Educational Policy Institute, where she

Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College

Out of the past, a future reborn

The Challenge

With liberal arts colleges confronting increased scrutiny over relevance, cost, and return on investment, Muhlenberg College appointed a new president with a mandate to address myriad challenges, including:

  • Long-term

Ehlers-Danlos Society

Ehlers-Danlos Society

From rare disease to social movement

For more than 30 years, The Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation worked hard to advance awareness, research, hope and community for people living with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and myriad painful, degenerative, associated conditions

John I. Williams, Jr.

John Williams, Jr.
  • Competitive strategy
  • Brand development
  • Higher education, associations, nonprofits
  • Fundraising
  • Capital campaigns
  • Leadership development
  • Coaching

Partner

John Williams is a highly experienced consultant with extensive, wide-ranging experience in several sectors, including higher education and nonprofit strategy

Watson Scott Swail

Partner

Expertise

  • College access
  • Enrollment management
  • Student retention
  • Financial aid and affordability
  • Strategic planning
  • Research and evaluation

Biography

In addition to co-leading SwailLandis, Dr. Swail also serves as President & CEO of the Educational Policy Institute

Peter S. Cohl

Peter S. Cohl

Partner & Executive Creative Director

Expertise

  • Strategic communications, brand/identity development for educational institutions, nonprofit organizations
  • Creative direction, photography, and graphic design
  • Capital campaign and fundraising  research, strategy, and creative execution
  • Qualitative and quantitative research, including high-level