HEat Index, Issue 59 – Digital Transformation, Student Financial Struggles, and the Impact of AI on Learning

by Allen Taylor | May 1, 2025 | HEat Index

Leading campus-wide transformation projects is no small feat. Fortunately, EDUCAUSE offers valuable guidance on how to center people at the heart of these efforts to improve the odds of success. In this week’s issue, we explore that advice before turning to new...

HEat Index, Issue 58 – Teaching Skills, the Labor Market, and New Carnegie Classifications

by Allen Taylor | Apr 24, 2025 | HEat Index

“You get a skill! And you get a skill!” If only developing skills in future graduates was as easy as doling out prizes on the old Oprah Winfrey Show. In this week’s issue, we look at one side of the debate about whether higher education institutions can truly...

HEat Index, Issue 57 – EDUCAUSE Technology Report, College Worth, and NCES Data

by Allen Taylor | Apr 18, 2025 | HEat Index

Do you believe you are meeting the technological needs of your students? To answer that, we turn to the latest EDUCAUSE research on student experiences to see what areas they think are most important and where institutions are exceeding, meeting, or falling short of...

HEat Index, Issue 56 – 2025 Trends, Possible Enrollment Growth, and Growth in Certificates

by Allen Taylor | Apr 10, 2025 | HEat Index

In this week’s issue, we look inside the Deloitte crystal ball at their predicted 2025 higher education trends with a particular focus on the expectations of students, parents, and donors. What happens to the traditional model of higher education when everyone...

HEat Index, Issue 55 – Data-Empowered Decision Making, Skills from Degrees, and Interpreting ROI

by Allen Taylor | Apr 3, 2025 | HEat Index

In this week’s issue, we discuss one of my favorite topics—data-empowered decision making. Given the assorted issues facing higher education, using data to inform and support our decisions is critical, especially as we navigate ongoing debates about return on...

HEat Index, Issue 54 – Impacts to Financial Aid, Role-Specific Analytics, and Thoughtful AI Policies

by Allen Taylor | Mar 27, 2025 | HEat Index

This week, we continue our discussions about the potential impacts from the changes at the Department of Education with a specific focus on federal student aid. After that, we consider the usefulness of role-based dashboards compared with generic ones before closing...