HEat Index, Issue 66 – Nondegree Credential Outcomes, Clearer College Costs, and the Need for Public Higher Education Data
This week’s issue is all about data! Data about the effectiveness of short-term credentials. Data about making college costs more transparent. Data we’re losing at the federal level and what that means for institutions and the U.S at large. So, buckle up for our data...
HEat Index, Issue 65 – Data Fluency, Preparing for the Future, and Parental Guidance
Today, understanding data is critical to institutional success. In this week’s issue, we explore the importance of data fluency and offer suggestions for building a strong data culture across campus. After that, we shift our focus to four steps institutions can take...
HEat Index, Issue 64 – Some College, No Credential Population Grows, Proposed Changes to Pell, and Academic Program Costs
Sometimes I feel like I’m writing the same story over and over again each week, but that’s because higher education is under pressure from all directions. Whether it’s the growing population of adults with some college but no credential, proposed changes to Pell...
HEat Index, Issue 63 – Creating AI Policy, Helping Students Feel at Home, and the Impacts of International Enrollment
As Hamilton’s Aaron Burr sang, “everyone wants to be in the room where it happens” and creating AI policies is no different. In this week’s issue, we look at practical advice from EDUCAUSE on how to ensure everyone is involved in creating AI policies that will impact...