Explore Higher Digital Webinars: Practical Solutions & Thought-Provoking Insights

In solutions and product overviews, learn how our expert consultants tackle common challenges faced by higher education leaders like you, including collecting, cleaning, and managing institutional data, meeting new reporting requirements, and setting project priorities for your entire portfolio of initiatives.

In TRANSFORMED webinars, you’ll hear perspectives from leaders in higher education institutions on the latest issues affecting academia. AI trends? Enrollment cliff? Leading through disruption? We cover it all, facilitating discourse among multiple panelists, who serve institutions large and small, in the US or beyond, public or private.

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Don’t Let SaaS Migration Drive You Over the Edge: Here’s Your Survival Guide
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Migrating to SaaS can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Mark your calendar to join this webinar to gain a clear roadmap, proven strategies, and practical insights to navigate challenges, align stakeholders, and unlock long-term value for your institution. Register now!

VAR Roundtable: Understanding the Changing Landscape of Vision Aligned Reporting
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California community colleges are adapting to evolving reporting requirements, from funding formulas to student equity metrics. Join this interactive roundtable to explore the latest Vision Aligned Reporting (VAR) updates, tackle data collection challenges, and share strategies for improving compliance and governance. Connect with peers, gain insights, and stay ahead of changing expectations. Register now!
Understanding Data Debt in Higher Education
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In Session 1 of our webinar series, Gartner’s $12.9M Warning, we bring you expert analysis on Understanding Data Debt in Higher Education: the $12.9M Problem and Its Hidden Costs.  Like technical debt, poor data quality can hinder decision-making, compliance, and student success, yet many institutions struggle to address it. Join us as we explore real-world examples of data debt in higher ed, uncover key insights from Gartner, and discuss practical strategies to tackle this growing challenge. Walk away with the tools to identify data debt, measure its impact, and build a case for investment in data governance. Register now!

Transforming Higher Ed through AI: Perspectives from Presidents, Provosts, and CIOs
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As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms higher education, institutional leaders face the challenge of navigating this new landscape with the right balance of innovation, responsible guidance, and security. This webinar, part of the TRANSFORMED series, is moderated by Higher Digital President and CTO, Joe Gottlieb, and brings together a distinguished panel of higher education leaders—a university president, provost, and CIO—each offering unique perspectives shaped by distinct responsibilities and experiences at their institutions. Reserve your space by registering now!

Beyond Business Process: Designing for the Student Experience
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Transforming student success requires more than just better systems—it demands a focus on the entire experience. Join us to explore how shifting from a system-centric to an experience-centric approach can create seamless, engaging, and impactful interactions for students, staff, and beyond. Higher Digital’s experts will share insights and strategies to help you bridge the gap between user expectations and institutional goals, ensuring every journey is designed for success. Don’t miss this opportunity to put people first in transformation.

Breaking Free from Data Debt
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In Session 2 of our continuing webinar series, Gartner’s $12.9M Warning, we discuss Breaking Free from Data Debt: Strategies to Address Higher Education’s Hidden Expense. Breaking free from data debt is essential for higher education institutions striving for efficiency, compliance, and data-driven decision-making. This webinar explores the common causes of data debt—from legacy systems to governance gaps—and provides actionable strategies to overcome it. Learn how institutions are using data governance frameworks, automation, and Master Data Management (MDM) to improve data quality. Gain insights from a real-world case study and leave with a roadmap to reduce data debt at your institution.

VAR Roundtable: Data-Driven Decision Making in the VAR Framework
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This webinar explores how colleges are using VAR data to improve student success, optimize funding, and enhance institutional performance. Join us to discover best practices for integrating data visualization, predictive analytics, and cross-departmental collaboration into your reporting processes. Join us to learn how your institution can move beyond compliance and leverage VAR data for strategic decision-making and long-term success. Register now!

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Global Student Success - Student Perspectives on the Student Journey
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Students from around the world share their perspectives on what student success means to them, how their institutions are supporting and enabling their success, and messages for administrators on what institutions can further do to create even more meaningful student experiences.

Navigating Data Maturity: Mitigating Business Risks in Higher Education and Understanding AI Readiness
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Master Data Management (MDM) is not a destination as much as it is a journey. To some degree or another, all colleges and universities engage in MDM. The question all institutions should ask themselves is “Are we doing MDM at a maturity level that truly meets our needs?” This session will define the data maturity cycle, how to assess an institution’s maturity level, and the business risk associated with inadequate maturity, and AI readiness to help advance maturity.

Building a Solid Data Foundation: Master Data Management (MDM) for Higher Education Success
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It is more certain today than ever, the only constant in our world is change. Effectively using the massive amounts of data collected at colleges and universities is an essential component to respond to change. The good news is that advanced technologies are providing institutions with data management options not previously available or affordable. Join us to get a foundational understanding of MDM, its significance in higher education, and how institutions can begin implementing MDM practices.

Driving Strategic Transformation in Higher Education: Introducing the (SEA)results® Strategic Portfolio Management System

Join our intro webinar, where current design partners of the (SEA)results Strategic Portfolio Management System share their thoughts around how they see the future of this important category and how it can help their institutions. With this software, higher ed leaders, both technical and administrative, have a new approach to seeing, sharing, and setting strategy based on priorities that drive the entire institution forward.

Preparing for the New Vision-Aligned Reporting Requirements

Ready for clarity on the new Vision-Aligned Reporting (VAR) requirements? Join our experts to learn exactly what data needs to be collected and reported. Discover practical, step-by-step strategies to prepare your institution for seamless data collection and integration. Be inspired by real examples and case studies showcasing successful reporting processes aligned with strategic goals. This session is perfect for those wanting to stay ahead of the curve, ensure compliance, and support student success and equity in the California Community College system.

Competency Based Education at Scale

Listen in on how the largest community college system in the US, California Community Colleges, is moving at scale toward a competency-based education approach. Moderated by Higher Digital senior consultant, Bob Nash, leaders from the California Virtual Campus and experts from Instructure discuss this thoughtful and impactful evolution.

Transforming the Student Journey Series

Hear from a panel of leaders, executives, and students exploring insights and best practices on how to effectively build and execute meaningful student journeys from pre-enrollment to graduation and beyond.

  • Part 1: Transforming the Student Journey from Pre-Enrollment to Enrollment
  • Part 2: Transforming the Student Journey from Matriculation to Graduation and Beyond, including Social and Academic Immersion, Student Engagement, and Psychological Health and Safety
  • Part 3: Leading Transformational Change in the Student Journey, including Executive Leadership, Change Management, Communication, Technology, and AI