Non-Traditional Student Management: What Higher Ed Is Getting Wrong
Today's learners move in and out of education throughout their lives, but most institutions are still built for a single, linear journey from school to career. A quarter of undergraduates are now…
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What Is Continuing Education Management Software (and Why Institutions Are Rethinking It)
Some institutions still treat continuing education as a series of one-off enrollments, but the operating model that worked a decade ago is increasingly misaligned with the needs of modern adult learners. Continuing…
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The Total Cost of Ownership: Open-Source vs. Proprietary CMS Platforms
Higher ed websites aren’t just information hubs anymore—they’re part of the student experience. In order to be effective, they must be personalized, responsive at scale, and remain accessible—all while serving as discoverability…
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How Universities Use Digital Badges in Higher Education for Workforce Learning
Digital badges have become a defining force in how colleges and universities credential workforce-relevant skills. Employer recognition, learner demand and platform infrastructure are all maturing at the same time. Digital badges now…
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What are Digital Credentials in Higher Education?
Digital credentials in higher education are reshaping how institutions issue, share and verify proof of learning across a learner's lifetime. The ecosystem includes issuers (institutions), holders (learners), verifiers (employers and other schools)…
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How Website Personalization in Higher Education Impacts the Student Experience
Website personalization in higher education turns generic university sites into responsive, student-centered experiences that drive measurable improvement in enrollment and engagement. Only 15% of prospective students say the information colleges send is…
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Microcredentials vs Certificates: What Universities Need to Know
The microcredentials vs certificates conversation is reshaping how institutions design programs, validate skills and serve modern learners. Microcredentials are short, skills-based and digitally verifiable, while traditional certificates are longer, broader and often…
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How to Launch Workforce Pell Programs: A Step-by-Step Guide for Institutions
Workforce Pell programs open a new federal aid pathway for short-term, career-focused training, but launching one takes more than a new course catalog page. Programs must run 150 to 599 clock hours…
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The Execution Gap in Continuing Education
The game continues to change in continuing education. Demand has shifted. Online and PCE units now serve a wide diversity of learners who don’t fit the traditional definition of a student. That…
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