John Haller, Ed.D.

Higher Education Consultant and Professor

John Haller, Ed.D., is a higher education consultant and professor. Most recently, he served as the Special Assistant to the President, Strategic Initiatives at Denison University. For ten years, he served as the vice president of enrollment management and new student strategies at the University of Miami. At Miami, he led the shift from a merit-based financial aid strategy to a hybrid model that meets 100 percent of students’ demonstrated financial need. Also, the institution realized a 30 percent-plus increase in applications and a 50 percent-plus increase in yield. The institution realized a decrease in student indebtedness ($10,000) and the highest freshman retention (94 percent) and six-year graduation rates in the university’s history (82 percent).

Dr. Haller also served as the associate provost for enrollment management at Saint Joseph’s University and had roles in student success at Drexel University, M.B.A. admissions at Vanderbilt University, and undergraduate admissions at Denison University. He is an honors graduate in economics and statistics from the University of Michigan, received master’s degrees in business and higher education, and earned his Ed.D. in higher education from the University of Pennsylvania.

A Tale of Two Private Catholic Philadelphia Universities: Longitudinal Market Position Differentiation

A Tale of Two Private Catholic Philadelphia Universities: External Environment Factors that Influence Market Position

Influencing Student Persistence of Low Performing, First-Term Students through Academic Enrichment

A Tale of Two Private Catholic Philadelphia Universities: Internal Environment Factors that Influence Market Position Differentiation

Leading and Developing a SEM Unit and Plan College

Working the Three-Legged Stool of a SEM Environment: Institutional, Professional, and Personal Resilience