Contributing Editor: Mark McCormack, Senior Director of Analytics & Research, EDUCAUSE
As institutions continue to experience change and disruption across campus, improving training, flexibility, and cross-functional relationships and collaboration will be necessary to continue to adapt in the “new normal.”
Software asset management (SAM) tools can help institutions streamline their software management, reduce wasteful spending, and maintain compliance with licensing agreements, but few institutions are currently using these tools.
As institutions and technology units continue to experience supply-chain disruptions that fall beyond their control, integrating flexibility into planning and procurement processes can enable the development of creative solutions to these challenges.
EDUCAUSE is helping institutional leaders, technology professionals, and other staff address their pressing challenges by gathering and sharing data. This report is based on an EDUCAUSE QuickPoll. QuickPolls enable us to rapidly gather, analyze, and share input from our community about specific emerging topics.
As stakeholders translate intention into action, data indicate that senior technology leaders feel more optimistic about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) progress than do middle management and frontline staff.
As institutions and IT units increasingly focus on building resilience, leadership training and cross-unit collaboration will be critical for success. Resilience in higher education as a whole will depend on greater equity across institutions.
The majority of higher education institutions and the units within them have now developed strategic plans and goals related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Stakeholders are asking leaders to move from aspiration to action, translating intentions into tangible outcomes.
The transformation of learning spaces is ubiquitous among higher education institutions. IT leaders can provide essential support for driving transformation toward more inclusive and effective learning spaces on their campuses.
A sizable wave of staff departures is headed toward higher education. Staff cite either institutional or personal reasons for staying or leaving, suggesting a range of institutional strategies for attracting and retaining talent.
Campus leaders are beginning to explore leveraging analytics as a vehicle for supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Critical steps include identifying barriers and engaging in collaboration that brings together experts across disciplines: DEI, analytics, data literacy, and strategy.
