Dynamic Campus Blog

At this summer’s Mackinac Roundtable on Talent, I joined higher education leaders who are working through one of the defining questions facing colleges and universities today: how do institutions prove their value without allowing someone else to define it for them?...

The call came on a Monday morning in early May. A widely used academic platform that millions of students and faculty rely on daily for coursework, grading and communication had been breached by an extortion group. Within hours, college and university presidents across the country faced the same challenge: How do you lead through a crisis you didn’t cause, involving systems you do not control and data you cannot directly inspect?...

I’m leaving the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit energized by the conversations and perspectives shared across the higher education community. More than that, I’m leaving with a clearer sense that higher education is entering a new phase, one defined less by exploration and more by execution. ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation to expectation across higher education. Faculty are incorporating generative AI into coursework, administrative departments are exploring automation and predictive analytics, and technology vendors are embedding AI capabilities into nearly every enterprise platform....

The March 18, 2026, deadline for the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) is no longer an "IR project," it is a matter of institutional risk and strategic positioning....

In our January post, we made the case that ACTS is more than a compliance exercise, it’s a leadership opportunity. That’s still true. But with the deadline now firmly in view, the conversation has shifted from strategy to execution. And for many institutions, that’s where the real challenge begins....

Higher education is navigating the most operationally complex and financially constrained period in its modern history. Yet, some  governing boards remain structurally and culturally disconnected from the scale of these challenges. This post explores the  Governance Gap” and provides a framework for boards to refocus on institutional sustainability....

Our top 5 recommendations focus on where AI can make the most impact for your institution, from reducing key expenses and maximizing your revenue opportunities to improving security....

Our top 5 recommendations focus on where AI can make the most impact for your institution, from reducing key expenses and maximizing your revenue opportunities to improving security....

As colleges and universities begin working through the new Admissions, Completions, and Transfer Student (ACTS) reporting requirements, a familiar pattern is emerging: even highly mature Institutional Research (IR) teams encountering the same operational, definitional, and technical barriers. ...