What Does IT Do Today? Responding to Higher Education’s New Reality
Matthew Winn, PhD.s recent article, The Golden Years Are Over, lays bare the forces reshaping higher education. As he points out, institutions no longer have the luxury of relying on prestige or tradition to carry them forward. The time for bold leadership and clear-eyed strategy is now. So, what does that mean for IT? Institutional […]
Why Strategic Alignment Matters More Than Budget Size
An Interview with Karen Boudreau-Shea, Vice President, Advisory Services The impact of financial strains is top of mind for higher education technology stakeholders: Respondents to Campus Technology’s 2022 Digital Transformation Survey cited “budget restrictions” as the top obstacle thwarting their progress toward digital transformation, and 41 percent of respondents to Educause’s 2021 Dx QuickPoll cited […]
How Higher Ed CIOs Can Support Student Success Initiatives
Although many higher education institutions have for years sought to improve student success (increasingly known as student experience), the visible struggle of many students during COVID-19 renewed the urgency around institutions getting it right—right now. More schools are professionalizing advising, creating new student success divisions, and restructuring student and academic affairs to streamline oversight and […]
