Join our guest, Christina Baum, CIO and VP of Digital Transformation at Utah Valley University as she details her perspective on the IT role as a catalyst for sustainable strategic change. Across every institution, IT is uniquely positioned to serve as a catalyst: IT teams can have a huge impact on goals that translate to […]

Our guest, Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson, former Provost for Commonwealth University, went into depth with our host, Joe Gottlieb, on the incredible journey she led while at Commonwealth University to integrate programs across three newly merged institutions. Drivers for the integration were to improve the ability to serve student populations in a fiscally responsible and sustainable […]

As institutions of higher learning continue to grapple with the complexities of modern education, it’s clear that effective data dashboards are only half the battle. Dashboards provide valuable insights into institutional performance and student outcomes, yet they are merely a tool – a window into the analytics realm, as Mary Shacklett so aptly puts it. […]

Joe Gottlieb talks with guest Jim Brigadier, CEO of Ready Education, about the importance of mobile engagement in student success (backed by data), the challenges institutions face today, and innovative strategies to enhance student retention. Tune in to discover how your institution can benefit from the expertise of Higher Digital partner, Ready Education, and their student […]

Dr. Michael Lacourse, Provost at Utah Tech University, joins Joe Gottlieb to walk through a series of strategic planning cycles and the meaningful impact the entire institution realized as the strategy evolved over time. Learn from Dr. Lacourse about the planning process and its outputs as well as the impressive results for Utah Tech, its […]

In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Fred Rocha – retired CIO of Coast Community College District and Senior Consultant with Higher Digital, joins Joe Gottlieb to discuss how evolving business reporting can lead to better data governance in higher education. They explore common challenges institutions face, like siloed data and manual reporting processes, and offer insights […]

In this episode of TRANSFORMED, we break the mold and welcome two esteemed guests from Butler University: Dr. Brooke Barnett, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Melissa Beckwith, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. The discussion revolves around the concept of Dual Transformation and how Butler University is using that concept to not […]

Blog author: Emily Rudin, Chief Client Officer   It has been about a month since I joined Higher Digital, and many of you have asked me, “Why?” That’s a good question. I contemplated retiring; however, after listening to the Higher Digital executive team and staff, I heard a compelling story where I felt my background […]