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Andrew Drinkwater

From Data Standards to Data Strategy: Why MortarCAPS is Necessary But Just the Start

At Re-University, the hallway talk was “Our systems still don’t talk to each other.” This stagnancy has downstream impacts that become more profound over time as strategic decision-making, collaboration, and future planning information sources decline in meaning, accessibility, and currency.

Re:University Reflections (Part 3): The Conversations Higher Education Needs to Be Having

Not deciding who you are, who you collaborate with or how you engage with government doesn’t preserve the status quo for your institution or the Higher Education sector, instead these non-decisions allows the status quo to erode in unmanaged ways.

Re:University Reflections (Part 2): Program Costing is No Longer an Academic Exercise

Program costing isn't new, institutions have been talking about it for decades. At Re:University the conversation changed. Program costing was seen as a tool for shared decision-making...Research presented suggested starting with fewer variables can be just as effective as building complex models.

New Leadership Masterclass from Plaid Analytics: Asking "What if?": Working with Scenarios in Enrolment Forecasting

TLDR: we're excited to announce a new leadership

Looking Back at AI-Cademy and Looking Ahead to Re-University

Institutions, faculty members, and students have learned where AI can assist and where it isn't ideal. This technology is advancing so fast that what we knew yesterday could change tomorrow. But it's likely here to stay, so we should figure out how we leverage it and where we don't.

A Year of Change, Growth, and Momentum

Here we are at the close of another extraordinary year.

When Strategy Takes a Back Seat to Spreadsheets

At too many colleges and universities, senior leaders are still spending hours each week building spreadsheets. Enrolment funnels, retention reports, financial aid summaries—their nights are spent reconciling cells when they should be shaping strategy.

When "Very Good" Isn't Good Enough: Data Quality in Surveys

Survey participation is an investment — in staff time, in student time, and in institutional strategy. The value of lean, comparable data isn't just in your own data, but what you learn when you can trust the comparison.

Too Many Targets, Not Enough Clarity

Last week you may have seen my post on Canada’

International Student Targets in Canada are Changing (again....)

The 2025 Canadian federal budget brings new clarity - and