Education

You may have heard of the Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid, but just imagine what kind of wisdom you would — or more likely wouldn’t — gain if the quality of the data…

“There is something completely unfair about the fact that I am denied the right to education because I am a girl.” Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace Prize Winner Salesforce.org was honored to have activist…

Salesforce technology is used around the world by companies, nonprofits, and educational institutions. But at some colleges and universities, students are taking the initiative to learn Salesforce and get some hands-on experience with…

The last two years have seen higher education institutions around the world pivot to virtual or hybrid forms of learning due to the pandemic. This shift has profoundly affected not only students but…

College and university leaders, especially senior enrollment management officers, are challenged with complex issues when trying to strategically drive institutional health and student success. Shifting demographics, the need for increased net revenues, online…

This post was originally published on March 2, 2021 and updated on Feb 22, 2022. President Wayne A. I. Frederick of Howard University once said that it’s a danger to the national interest…

Talk of the “great resignation” is often focused on skyrocketing rates of people leaving the workforce within the last few months. But the underlying dynamic—of people reconsidering and changing employment—is in fact the…

We’ve just made it through two years of a global pandemic — arguably the most disruptive and transformative period for modern society globally. If 2020 was about the initial COVID-19 shock and our…

Communicating with students, staff, and alumni is a daily task for many at higher education institutions. It happens via multiple channels—email, text messaging, social media, and, in the case of advancement communications, even…

Many higher ed institutions are investing in new business models with an emphasis on attracting and engaging lifelong learners. With the demand for shorter, more flexible programs on the rise and overall enrollment…