Last week was the 2023 Annual EDUCAUSE meeting in in Chicago. In conjunction with this meeting, EDUCAUSE released their top ten issues for the year, introduced via an excellent plenary by Susan Grajek. See
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/10/2024-educause-top-10-institutional-resilienceIn addition, this overview may be helpful
https://www.educause.edu/research-and-publications/research/top-10-it-issues-technologies-and-trends/2024Also, in conjunction with the meeting, EDUCAUSE has introduced a new strategic plan, which includes a very important reconceptualization of the role and positioning of EDUCAUSE with respect to the higher education community. EDUCAUSE CEO John O'Brien has written a superb piece on this work, which I strongly recommend. See
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2023/10/introducing-the-new-educause-strategic-planClifford Lynch Director, CNI
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