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Connecting Student Success and Institutional Needs: 5 Vendors to Watch

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 30, 2020

The higher education technology marketplace—captured in our recently-published 2020 Higher Education Technology Landscape (Landscape)—continues to evolve since we published our first report in 2014. This year’s Landscape responds to the strains the COVID-19 pandemic...

Don’t Panic: The Most Effective COVID-19 Messaging from Institutions

by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 23, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has brought with it many uncertainties for higher education. Initial questions about whether to address the pandemic in COVID-19 messaging with prospective and admitted students quickly evolved into how to address it.

Tuition Price Resets in the Age of the COVID Recession

by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 16, 2020

It’s all over the higher education news cycle: institutions are rapidly moving forward on revamped pricing strategies. The COVID-19 crisis and ensuing economic calamity have pushed the question about the viability of tuition price resets right to the top of the priority list.

The Online Migration: Three Master’s Programs to Watch

by Michael Miller, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 9, 2020

Online program strategy has taken on new meaning and direction in the midst of COVID-19. Institutions must balance previously established plans—or lack thereof—to launch online master’s programs with new priorities to provide safe distance learning alternatives.

2020 Eduventures Tech Landscape: Here’s What to Expect

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 2, 2020

Eduventures Summit 2020 November 1-3, Boston, MA As we have each year since 2014, we have updated our 2020 Higher Education Technology Landscape (Landscape). In this complicated territory, our goal is to help the higher education community make more informed...

Talking with Your CIO about Remote Instruction

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 1, 2020

Q. What technology conversations should I be having with my CIO about supporting remote instruction at my institution? Much discussions about the sudden move to deliver remote instruction have centered on the tactical, such as moving course materials into the...