Publications and Presentations
Harvey has been lead author on many of chapters for the 7th edition of NACUBO's College and University Business Administration, the "core reference work for all phases of higher education management." Individual chapters on Risk Management, Information Technology, and Research and Sponsored Grants are available from NACUBO. Additional chapters on Human Resources, Debt Management, Facilities Management, Treasury Management, Information and Decision Support, and Purchasing will be published over 2009 and 2010. Simply go to NACUBO's bookstore, click on their catalog, and search for "Blustain".
As a Fellow of the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR), Harvey conducted a several case studies:
 | How the University of Virginia achieved leadership in the digital humanities by integrating the expertise of scholars, librarians, and technologists. For a copy, click here. |
| How Cornell University took an institutional approach to analyze and determine more effective ways of using IT services and saving costs across units of the decentralized university. For a copy, click here. |
Research is becoming more IT-intensive. To learn more about how IT units are addressing the needs of academic research, Harvey led an ECAR study on IT Engagement in Research. For key findings, click here.
Many colleges and universities have sought to reduce costs and improve services through administrative redesign and re-engineering. What have they learned? This article from AGB's Trusteeship offers important lessons for establishing realistic expectations and successful projects.
Are universities a business? Well, yes... and no. An article in AGB's Trusteeship compares higher education to other forms of social institutions: cities, consultancies, and nonwestern societies. By providing more well-known frames of reference, campus leaders will be in a better position to explain the distinctiveness of their institutions to trustees from the business world.
What can consultants do for you? They provide business advice, of course, but in comparing consultants to Nepalese shamans, this article from the Journal of Management Consulting suggests that they can also offer you a different perspective on your institution.
Colleges and universities have realized that they must improve their processes to improve service and reduce cost. This article from the NACUBO Business Officer offers a perspective on how to "Navigate the Process Labyrinth."
As more institutions confront new competitive realities, they must think more strategically how they will respond. This article from CAUSE/Effect (which originally appeared in the EduCause book Dancing With the Devil) offers guidelines on how to develop new programs.