DATATELLIGENT BLOG

Labor is the single largest financial commitment on any college or university campus, consistently accounting for 65% to 75% of total operating expenditures. Yet when enrollment headwinds, tuition discounting pressures, or inflation tighten institutional margins, many leadership teams still rely on blunt instruments—hiring freezes, across-the-board departmental cuts, or deferred backfills—to

For higher education institutions, data is everywhere—siloed across your Student Information System (SIS), Learning Management System (LMS), CRM and other sources. Institutional Research (IR) departments are often overwhelmed by the sheer volume of ad-hoc reporting requests, spending weeks pulling data just to answer a single question from leadership.  Connecting the

As a VP of Student Affairs, your success is increasingly measured by a single, high-stakes metric: student retention. In an era of shifting demographics and intensifying competition, the pressure to not only enroll but also graduate students has reached a fever pitch. For years, student success initiatives have relied on

A strong sense of belonging is having a major moment in higher education, and for good reason. While the feeling that you belong has always been crucial in personal relationships and work, researchers emphasize that defining and measuring it in educational settings remains elusive.  Understanding how students find their place—especially

Accreditation is more than just a regulatory hurdle; it’s a critical stamp of approval that validates an institution’s credibility, academic integrity, and funding eligibility. But for many colleges and universities, the accreditation process remains a logistical challenge filled with manual data collection, disjointed spreadsheets, and campus-wide frustration. Enter accreditation software—a

If you work in higher education, you are already intimately familiar with the pressures of the current landscape. Declining enrollments, the need for financial sustainability, student retention hurdles, and increased demands for operational efficiency are squeezing institutional resources across the board.  Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with our Director