Industry News & Opinions

Preparing for the looming cliff is a central topic in higher education meetings, conferences, and webinars. Too often, these meetings revolve around the conventional go-to topics: diversifying revenue streams, exploring non-traditional and graduate programs, improving recruitment strategies, and boosting retention rates.

Student and institutional success begin with faculty. Faculty are the heart and soul of higher education, and their success ensures their knowledge and experiences will be passed on to their students.

In recent years, universities have faced a perfect storm of factors that have contributed to an educational financial crisis. The cost of delivering high-quality higher education has skyrocketed, while public funding has declined.

Colleges and universities are facing mounting pressure to demonstrate the value of a degree and protect students from crushing debt or insufficient earnings. Retaining and graduating more students with in-demand STEM skills will make it easier to justify the cost of education.

With another academic year in the books, higher education institutions are already gearing up for the fall semester, looking to address challenges of the last year—and improve the flexible learning (HyFlex) experience that’s come to be expected by students and faculty everywhere.

Globally, two-thirds of corporate leaders report that their company is looking for ways to use generative AI. Yet the vast majority of businesses aren’t tapping AI to its full potential. In fact, 65 percent of senior IT leaders say they aren’t prepared to implement generative AI right

If it seems as though college students aren’t as motivated to learn as they used to be, you’re not imagining things. According to a recent report from Wiley, students report they’re “struggling to remain interested” in their classes as the disconnect widens between what

Your email dings. It’s a message from a colleague you haven’t heard from in years. You are pleasantly surprised—then intrigued. She writes, “This position is open at my college. I think you’d be a perfect fit. Take a look and let me know if

Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT has dominated conversations in the media landscape and within the education industry. A key conversation focuses on weighing its benefits versus risks, and many higher-ed institutions have been quick to implement bans on the technology altogether for

Course materials reporting, analytics, and financial reconciliation have become massive undertakings for schools these days. This is, in large part, because data often lives in different silos, platforms, and systems across campuses, making it difficult for schools to know what information is available, let