higher education
What Happens If Students Cannot Return in September?—Defending the Value Proposition of Small Colleges
When colleges expanded spring breaks and then closed campuses for the remainder of the spring term, they felt that this… Read More
Too Many Buildings, Not Enough Bandwidth
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in numerous immediate changes in higher education—online education only, closed campuses, remote work for faculty… Read More
Planning in an Age of Uncertainty—Part 2: Tabletop Exercises
We cannot pick our crises; but we can pick how to respond to them. Planning for the worst while we… Read More
Planning in an Age of Uncertainty—Part 1: Scenario Planning
As it is for everyone and every organization around the world, we in academe are focused on survival. Maslow’s Hierarchy… Read More
Coping With Catastrophes—Lessons Learned From Natural and Human-Made Disasters
As terrible as the current crisis is, COVID-19 is not the first disaster to hit higher education institutions, and it… Read More
The Nature of the Crisis in Higher Education
There is no question that enrollment and financial issues in higher education had reached crisis proportions prior to the emergence… Read More
Coping With Our Current Crisis—More Change on the Horizon
The current global public health crisis is creating huge challenges for higher education. Colleges and universities across the globe are… Read More
12 Innovative Cost-Cutting & Revenue Enhancing Strategies for Colleges & Universities
In the last two Meetup blog posts, we explored ways that IT departments can be a part of overall strategies… Read More
Information Technology: Strategic Business Partner in Colleges and Universities
In a recent blog post (Elmore Alexander, “Making IT Departments Part of the Overall University Strategy: CIO-CFO Partnerships and Beyond”),… Read More
Making IT Departments Part of the Overall University Strategy: CIO-CFO Partnerships and Beyond
Historically, college IT units are characterized as “cost centers,” performing an increasingly critical function for the college’s educational and administrative… Read More