Viewpoints

Here you'll find opinion pieces and expert commentary on a variety of topics.


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New Opportunities in 2021: Improved Academic Mobility, Flexible Degree Attainment and Skills Verification

The pandemic has accelerated trends in alternative credentials that will be essential to student success in an evolving higher education landscape.

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Now Is the Time to Better Support Adult Learners in Higher Education

Institutions that invest in Prior Learning Assessment can boost degree completion rates, help prepare students for the workforce and narrow the educational equity gap.

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Cloud Needs to Be High on Higher Ed IT Priority Lists in 2021

Migrating to the cloud can help institutions meet the infrastructure demands of the current pandemic and beyond.

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Managing Uncertainty in Higher Ed

In the constantly shifting landscape an ongoing pandemic, project management and planning is understandably challenging. Changing your approach to the project timeline can help.

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3 Ways to Future-Proof Your University

The COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on higher education. Here's how to weather the emerging "new normal" for the next semester and beyond.

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Student Identity Matters — Online, Too

In higher education, we pay attention to who students are — to how they show up on our campuses and how they engage the university. But often that doesn't happen enough in online learning environments.

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Top 10 Campus Technology Stories of 2020

A look back at the most-read stories of the year in higher education IT.

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FAFSA Verification Takes Center Stage in COVID-19 Era

The current pandemic is exacerbating the laborious process of reviewing verifications for student FAFSA applications — placing increased demands on financial aid offices at colleges and universities everywhere.

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COVID-19 Intensifies Need to Tackle Digital Accessibility

More learning content than ever before has migrated online, bringing accessibility concerns to the forefront. Here's how higher ed institutions are making progress toward equitable access.

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4 Lessons Learned from the Study Abroad Front Lines Amid a Pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic escalating, the University of Evansville made the decision in March to send all its study abroad students home. Here's how the institution navigated the situation.