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More data, more questions: Reconciling Reporting Differences

Higher education has built a lot of machinery to produce metrics. Enrolment, retention, graduation rates, outcomes, etc. If someone asks for a number, there is (almost) always a way to get it. But when follow-up questions come the process slows down. The answers exist, but they're scattered.

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 1): Change Doesn't Always Start at the Top

Universities are being asked to perform a difficult balancing act: reframe and defend the importance of their work, become more cost-effective, align more closely with labour market and national needs, and navigate rapid change enabled by AI. None of this is easy. Much of it is uncomfortable.

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.

Navigating Program Closure in an Era of Budget Cuts

Conducting analysis in advance ensures that program closure decisions are strategic, transparent, and aligned with the institution's long-term goals. It helps academic leaders make data-informed choices, mitigate risks, and optimize resources while maintaining quality and supporting student success.

Mentorship in Unexpected Places

Following my post on careers not being linear, this week I was hoping to write about the value of mentorship. Sometimes life throws you a curve ball that hits harder than you expected.

Own Your Decision-Making Flaws: Tips for SEM Leaders

Most leadership teams and planning committees are made up of the core data users. But leaders may not understand their own decision-making habits and are unable to describe their data needs. Leaders are better able to contribute to data strategy discussions when they know the underlying issues.

Understanding Institutional Micropolitics: Tips for SEM Leadership

Implementing strategic enrolment management at any institution is a political process. When institutions lean into, and explore this reality, they are quicker to garner support from employees and administrators for SEM, and are better prepared to implement a SEM framework.

Lessons from my (first!) live interview on the Ravit Show

When Ravit first approached me about being on the show, I was a bit nervous with the idea of presenting live to a global audience. But the more I thought about it, about the more I realized this is exactly the kind of thing I’ve been working towards.

On industry professionals giving back to students in a pandemic

This is a weird year to be a student: some haven’t been on campus since March, others have never met their classmates and instructors in anything other than a virtual setting. In this context, I think our role as industry professionals is more important than ever.