The affordability trap: How to use tuition to frame IT projects
The excitement of college acceptances is now past for the Class of 2021 and their parents. Conversations have now moved from “Where will I go to college?” to…
The 1 thing higher ed should really invest in to reach millennials and gen Z
There is a basic truth about the millennial generation that most technology companies and higher education institutions don’t like to hear: they don’t care that much about features.…
5 ways the cloud is building the University of the Future
At the 2016 annual EDUCAUSE conference, Huron asked more than 110 IT professionals in higher education to explain how their institution is using technology to prepare for the…
When school’s out, IT is in–A checklist before fall
School may be out during the summertime, but IT is in and they are expected to hustle. The buildup to the start of a new school year is…
3 reasons why cybersecurity is such a problem for higher ed
The financial and reputational impact that a data breach can have on an institution can be catastrophic, which is why cybersecurity is now a board agenda.
Online learning grads can become your most active alumni –here’s why
Holding a graduation event exclusively for online students sounds unusual, perhaps even a contradiction. But over the years at InterActive we’ve become accustomed to looking at some at…
10 years after Virginia Tech: New tools for suicide prevention
One of the enduring legacies of the Virginia Tech tragedy has been an effort by campuses nationwide to augment their mental health and suicide prevention programs. Initiatives have…
How to enable digital workspace technologies campus-wide
WCU was the first campus in the University of North Carolina system to require its students to bring a computer with them to school. For some time, students…
This burgeoning college model can close the tech skills gap
Today, only three percent of college students graduate with technical degrees, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and anywhere from 500,000 to 1,000,000 IT jobs…
Should institutions “nudge” students for graduation success?
In 2010, the British government, looking for innovative solutions to some of their most challenging social problems, formed the Behavioural Insights Team, better known as the Nudge Unit.