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Our original articles cover a wide range of topics, from project guides to in-depth advice, to help you in your Higher Ed IT projects. Feel free to filter by product category or keyword to better find what you’re looking for. If there is a specific topic you’d like us to cover or if you’d like to guest write an article, be sure to let us know!
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Workday in Higher Ed—Learn From Other CIOs Who Have Implemented It

On April 21st, 2022, the Higher Ed Technology Professionals Meetup group met to learn from other CIOs who decided to proceed with Workday, those researching the options, and even those who went in a different direction. Our intent was to enable an… [Read More...]

Published on April 26, 2022 | Written by Thomas Goldrick

Improving IT Efficiency: Automation & Audit Awareness

On January 27th, 2022, the Higher Ed Technology Professionals Meetup group gathered for the third part of our virtual Meetup series on IT efficiency in higher education. We were joined by Tim Winders, Vice-Chancellor Information Services at Purdue… [Read More...]

Published on February 2, 2022 | Written by Thomas Goldrick

Improving IT Efficiency: Higher Education Personnel

On November 11th, 2021, the Higher Ed Technology Professionals Meetup group gathered for the second part of our virtual Meetup series on IT efficiency in higher education. We were joined by Tim Winders, Vice-Chancellor Information Services at Purd… [Read More...]

Published on November 18, 2021 | Written by Thomas Goldrick

Improving IT Efficiency: Knowing Your Environment & Communicating Your Strategy

A series of hard drives.

Going from good to great is hard. Going from “not so good” to great is even harder. Improving your institution’s IT function can be a daunting task, but with the right tools, knowledge, and expertise, it should be possible to create a better… [Read More...]

Published on October 13, 2021 | Written by Thomas Goldrick

Developing an Institutional Value Proposition

We have argued here and elsewhere that developing institutional consensus on a value proposition is critical to success. This consensus should drive both the assessment of current programming and the development of program growth. Competition in h… [Read More...]

Published on May 18, 2021 | Written by Dr. Elmore Alexander

A Lesson for Higher Ed from Industry—Smaller is Better, and More Sustainable

As educators, we often think of the flow of learning as from us outwards—to our students, to practitioners, etc. While this is no doubt often the case, it is not always so. Sometimes there are important lessons for us that emanate from our stude… [Read More...]

Published on May 10, 2021 | Written by Dr. Elmore Alexander and Dr. Michael Ginzberg

Benchmarking for Aligning Non-academic Staffing with Institutional Needs

Institutional efficiency in higher education has never been more important than in our present and often turbulent environment. Indeed, the news is replete with stories of institutional rollbacks and the elimination of academic programs. Perhaps m… [Read More...]

Published on April 28, 2021 | Written by Steven Ralston, Ph.D.

Partnership, Merger, and Acquisition Are Not Dirty Words

This past month, another New England college announced it was closing at the end of the academic year. The announcement came as a great surprise to most people. The only external indication that the college was in trouble was an announcement about… [Read More...]

Published on April 19, 2021 | Written by Dr. Michael Ginzberg

Assessing Your Higher Ed Institution’s Strategic Positioning

The challenges facing higher education institutions are monumental. It is clear that academic business models are struggling to keep up with the enrollment declines and cost escalations that have resulted in severe financial pressures. The global … [Read More...]

Published on April 12, 2021 | Written by Dr. Elmore Alexander

Where Are All the Campus Closures?

With the passage of the CARES Act ($40 Billion of aid to colleges and universities) and the apparent reprieve in cuts from state governments (again thanks largely to the CARES Act), the prospects for AY 21 and AY 22 are beginning to look less blea… [Read More...]

Published on April 5, 2021 | Written by Dr. Elmore Alexander
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