HEat Index, Issue 35 – First-Year Enrollment, Tuition Costs, and AI Policies

by Allen Taylor | Oct 25, 2024 | HEat Index

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! First-year enrollment is down. Probably not the best way to start a post, but I feel like it’s easiest if we just rip off the bandage quickly. Read more about the drop in first-year enrollment as we explore what it means in this week’s...

HEat Index, Issue 34 – CTO Survey Results, FAFSA Updates, and Lessons from Free Community College Programs

by Allen Taylor | Oct 17, 2024 | HEat Index

If you’ve ever wondered what your CIO thinks about AI, this week’s issue is for you. We explore the results of Inside Higher Ed’s Annual Survey of Campus Chief Technology Officers, who spend a lot of time talking about AI. After that, we see how testing for the...

HEat Index, Issue 33 – An EDUCAUSE QuickPoll, Managing Data, and the Decline of OPMs

by Allen Taylor | Oct 11, 2024 | HEat Index

Before we dive into this week’s news, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the recent hurricanes, Helene and Milton, affecting so many campus communities, and to let our higher education partners know that our thoughts are with you. If your institution has been...

HEat Index, Issue 32 – Overcoming Transfer Student Challenges and a Double Dose of Microcredentials

by Allen Taylor | Oct 3, 2024 | HEat Index

The beginning of October means that higher education conference season is well underway in the new academic year. I always looked forward to attending conferences and hearing so many good ideas from colleagues at other institutions that I could take back to my own...

HEat Index, Issue 31 – FAFSA Investigation, Human Skills Needed, and Online Data Training

by Allen Taylor | Sep 27, 2024 | HEat Index

Two new reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveal the startling truth about the FAFSA fiasco, confirming the suspicions of many financial aid professionals. After diving into those weighty reports, we look at the value employers place on human, or...

HEat Index, Issue 30 – Gainful Reporting Delayed, a Student AI Guide, and Perspectives on Higher Ed Costs

by Allen Taylor | Sep 20, 2024 | HEat Index

Does college cost too much? That’s the question on a lot of students’ minds as they start their final year of high school. In this week’s issue, we listen to a podcast that attempts to answer that question. Before we get to that, we spend some time with a proposal for...