5 best practices for building a university-wide model for online enrollment growth
For many universities, online education does not develop according to a single institutional blueprint.
The data retention challenge for online exam platforms
The shift from exam halls to online assessment platforms has quietly created a significant data management challenge.
College was the default answer, but the data says it’s time to ask better questions
Over more than 25 years working in education and edtech, I’ve heard countless questions and concerns about education and career decisions. I’ve also watched the options available to…
The most advantaged students attend the best-funded colleges. Does it have to be this way?
The prevailing philosophy of American higher education is simple enough: The best-funded universities ought to be reserved for the best-qualified students, who are largely from advantaged backgrounds.
Here’s what happens when colleges make the SAT optional
Debating the value of the SAT is something of an American pastime. The latest kerfuffle is happening at the University of California, a massive system that no longer…
What small models teach
While investigating how to responsibly deploy generative AI at Haverford College, I have moved parts of my own AI workflow off commercial cloud platforms onto local hardware—my phone,…
Graduates and employers differ on career preparedness
New data from Cengage's 2026 Graduate Employability Report finds the connection between education and employment is changing as rising employer expectations redefine what it means to be career-ready.
How higher ed can fight fraud without collecting more student data
As students settle into the academic year, colleges and universities are managing a growing identity challenge that extends far beyond enrollment.
5 leadership priorities to become AI-ready
Four years after ChatGPT changed the conversation around AI, many higher education institutions are still asking how they should adopt AI. A more useful question is whether their…
Learner agency comes first in AI-driven digital literacy
For many schools, the path to AI literacy remains unclear. The challenge is not simply AI’s rapid evolution, but its ability to generate answers almost instantly, forcing educators…