higher ed
An Impossible Choice-Analyzing the ERP Landscape
Updating legacy ERP systems can often become a game of putting the train tracks in front of the train as… Read More
Looking Ahead of COVID-19: Charting a Course Through the Perfect Storm
Like many technology leaders, our past eight months have been consumed with a combination of “COVID crisis” institutional meetings followed… Read More
Prioritizing the Right IT in Higher Ed with a Reduced Budget
With over 500 members, several pre-pandemic in-person events, and eight virtual roundtable discussions under our belt, the Higher Ed Technology… Read More
Organizing for Effective Decision Making in Higher Ed
The COVID pandemic has created an existential challenge to higher education in the United States. As we have argued in… Read More
Scenario Planning Revisited–Can You Predict the Future Precisely?
In a blog last spring, I argued that universities needed to respond to the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic by… Read More
“Digital Transformation” Won’t Save Higher Education
Before 2020, higher education was faced with increasing financial challenges caused by declining demographics, a dwindling international student base, and… Read More
Canvas Implementation Best Practices & Pitfalls
As the higher education industry and the rest of the world are in the process of transitioning their face-to-face operations… Read More
Higher Education: What Will It Look Like in Five Years? – Revisited!
In April 2019, I published an article with ESI attempting a prognostication on the future of US higher education. Little did I… Read More
Managing the Digital Divide During and After the COVID-19 Crisis
At this point, few in academe are unaware of the digital divide—minority, low-income, and rural students and their families are… Read More
Dynamic Modeling for Higher Education Planning
Thoughtful planning has never been more critical for higher education institutions. The COVID-19 crisis coupled with the already difficult enrollment… Read More