The Hidden Cost of Legacy Systems in Higher Education

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Are You Considering SaaS SIS? Here’s Why You Should
Are You Considering SaaS SIS? Here’s Why You Should

A SaaS SIS can enable more predictive budgeting, improve scalability, enhance security, reduce IT burdens, power innovation, and more.

Factors to Consider When Building a Student Success Strategy
Factors to Consider When Building a Student Success Strategy

When building an institution-wide student success strategy, it’s important to consider the factors that will impact students and their ability to achieve success.

What Role Should Implementation Play When Choosing a Student Information System?
What Role Should Implementation Play When Choosing a Student Information System?

When choosing a new SIS, how important is implementation? Is it important enough to sway the decision?

How Financial Aid Offices Can Thrive in a New Era of Student Expectations
How Financial Aid Offices Can Thrive in a New Era of Student Expectations

We explore the current pressures facing today’s financial aid teams as well as how a modern financial aid management system can help.

How to Keep Student Support Systems Afloat During the Holiday Break
How to Keep Student Support Systems Afloat During the Holiday Break

The campus may shut down, but student concerns often ramp up. Here’s how to help students during higher education’s holiday break.

Data and AI Define Higher Ed’s Path Forward: An EDUCAUSE Interview With Sam Burgio
Data and AI Define Higher Ed’s Path Forward: An EDUCAUSE Interview With Sam Burgio

Jenzabar President and COO Sam Burgio sits down with EDUCAUSE to discuss Jenzabar’s take on the 2026 Top 10.

The 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10, Part 3: Turning Insights Into Action
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10, Part 3: Turning Insights Into Action

In the final part of our series, we explore how higher education leaders can leverage proactive strategies, AI efficiencies, and data to turn insights into action.

The 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 Part 2: Tools to Transform Campus Culture
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 Part 2: Tools to Transform Campus Culture

We explore the next four trends from the 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 and what tools or processes institutions need to prepare for the future.

The 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 Part 1: The Right Culture Is Critical
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 Part 1: The Right Culture Is Critical

We explore the 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 to identify higher education trends in cybersecurity, AI, data analytics, and why the right culture is critical.

Trend Alert: The New Enrollment Strategy Is Retention
Trend Alert: The New Enrollment Strategy Is Retention

The enrollment cliff isn’t about finding more students—it’s about keeping the ones you have.

The Role of Data Storage in Student Success
The Role of Data Storage in Student Success

We discuss highlights from IHE’s latest Decision Guide and explore how institutions can improve data storage to secure student success.

Jenzabar at EDUCAUSE 2025: AI, Analytics, and Empowerment
Jenzabar at EDUCAUSE 2025: AI, Analytics, and Empowerment

Join Jenzabar in Nashville for EDUCAUSE 2025.

What Do College-Bound Students and Parents Want During the College Search Process?
What Do College-Bound Students and Parents Want During the College Search Process?

We highlight findings from Spark451’s 2025 College-Bound Student and Parent Surveys to discover what students and parents prioritize in the college search.

The Future of Financial Aid Offers
The Future of Financial Aid Offers

Our Spark451 colleagues examine how to make financial aid offers faster, smarter, and more accessible.