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Putting Admissions Data to Work

The smart use of business intelligence has turned around graduate admissions at Wayne State University.

Community Colleges Leverage Predictive Analytics

With today's emphasis on student success and retention, along with more restrictive funding that's increasingly performance-based, community colleges are sharpening their strategic decision making and gearing up their toolboxes with predictive analytics.

Taking Your School Into the Cloud? Keep it Simple

Embarking on an enterprise-wide move to the cloud can prepare an institution for the demands of tomorrow's campus, but take the time to lay the groundwork.

Creating Tech Programs Industry Wants

With the demand for STEM skills growing, community colleges play a key role in preparing students for local industry needs. CT looks at three ways schools are training the next generation of tech employees.

Rewriting the Journal

With faculty balking at the high price of traditional academic journals, can other digital publishing options get traction?



PAR Framework Project Eyes Student Data Through a 'Multi-Institutional Lens'

WCET, the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, has been awarded $2.56 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to validate and extend the PAR Framework Project, ongoing research into the use of predictive analytics on a large-scale federated database to support decision making that removes barriers to student success.

The Intersection of Digital Literacy and Social Media

This is how two hot concepts in higher education can be blended to beat the status quo and get educators and students on the same page with digital literacy.

How to Write a Better IT Grant in 8 Steps

Facing increased budget pressure? It's time to fine-tune your tech grant proposal writing skills.

10 Do's and Don'ts of Outsourcing the ResNet

Students living on campus demand ever-increasing levels of network bandwidth, coverage, and services. When tackling a residential networking overhaul, consider these best practices.

Warming Up for a Data Breach

Figuring out the appropriate tone to take during a cybersecurity event has evolved into a workout routine.