Higher Education Technology Solutions: Modernizing the University for the 21st Century
Introduction Higher education is navigating one of the most challenging periods in its history. Demographic shifts are shrinking the traditional college-age population in many states. The rising cost of attendance has created a student debt crisis that has fundamentally altered public perception of the value of a college degree. The expansion of online and hybrid learning during and after the pandemic has raised fundamental questions about the role and necessity of the residential campus experience. And intensifying competition — from other institutions, from alternative credentialing providers, and from employers offering their own training programs — is forcing colleges and universities to demonstrate their distinctive value more compellingly than ever before. In this environment, higher education technology solutions have moved from supporting functions to strategic imperatives. Technology that improves the student experience, demonstrates educational value, enables op...