Tambellini Takeaways: 2021 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
The 2021 EDUCAUSE annual conference was held in Philadelphia last week. There were far fewer attendees than usual because of the pandemic, and the small numbers moving through the convention center created an eerie but also intimate effect. Long conversations, deep reflections, hard questions, and honest responses were the norm. These engagements led to our […]
Women in Tech: Dr. Melissa Harts
Dr. Melissa Harts, former CIO of Pasco-Hernando State College shares her journey from a young girl who had a knack for teaching to a female leader running an institutional technology strategy.
Why Is Change So Hard for Higher Education?
I have heard this question for decades. Why can’t higher ed modernize, become more efficient, or run more like a business? It is important to recognize that some of the reasons why change is so difficult in this industry are inherent to higher education’s mission and collaborative and collegial structure. Since the mid-1980s, institutions have […]
The New Norm of Institutions Establishing a Virtual Culture
When universities and colleges across the country began reopening their doors, it wasn’t going back that was so uncomfortable for many students. It was differentiating between the option to attend in person or digitally. As a semi-recent college graduate who experienced first-hand both traditional and online schooling, I imagine that many students felt pressured to […]
Change Is Hard: Humanizing Post-COVID Technology Transformation in Higher Education
Change is hard. Tambellini analysts hear a version of this statement from almost every higher education institution considering a significant technology change. As a recent Harvard Business Review article pointed out, “At the heart of any radical change in higher education is a willingness by the administration and faculty to embrace new governance, processes, structures, […]
Wake Forest IT Supercharges Credibility and Expertise with Tambellini
“Tambellini has a wealth of people who have expertise not only in technology but who are also deeply knowledgeable about higher education.“ Mur MuchaneVice President of Information Technology and CIO, Wake Forest University Introduction Since Wake Forest University’s (WFU) founding in 1834, all those who have come through its doors have one common denominator—passion for […]
From Butler to Enabler: How IT Services Empower Teaching and Learning
It is no argument that modernizing at any institution is a learning curve. In this month’s Top of Mind podcast episode: “From Butler to Enabler: How IT Services Empower Teaching and Learning,” Alison Robinson, associate vice president and deputy CIO of the Division of Information and Technology Services at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, […]
Women in Tech: Vicki Tambellini
Welcome to Tambellini Group’s Women in Tech series. Tambellini Group’s founder and owner, Vicki Tambellini, talks about her love of business from a very young age and how she fulfilled her dreams of becoming a technology business owner in higher education.
Resource Constraints? Student System Modernization Is Still Possible
Now, more than ever, institutions are aware of the potential shortcomings in aging student systems. While some institutions made moves to modernize before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the last few years have been focused on adjusting to new demands as the situation evolves. As higher education continues to recover from the pandemic impacts, […]
Tambellini Group Celebrates 2021 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
CEO Vicki Tambellini founded Tambellini Group twenty years ago to fill the unmet needs of higher education technology leaders seeking unbiased research and guidance to inform their expensive and impactful IT purchasing decisions at an affordable price. Today, hundreds of college and university members rely on Tambellii’s expert research and analysis of higher education technology and related trends. And vendor members trust […]
