Vantaggi
Most of the co-workers have a deep commitment to their work even though the glow of working for a non-profit on "laudable goals" has worn off rather quickly. Slow pace of Higher Education coupled with Non-Profit, so much of the "effort" required to do your job is done at a snails pace. We're empirically successful, driven tuition costs world-wide since the mid-90s; so that's something.
Svantaggi
If you work in technology this position is a killer - no advancement opportunities at the higher education source for information IT related. Management is distributed outside of the office causing a terrible disconnect between them and their subordinates. Over inflated idea of the organization's own importance. Has a negative impact on the higher education community