In this episode of the FutureU Podcast, host Jeff Selingo engages with higher education leaders at the Educause Conference to discuss the integration of technology into academic institutions. The conversation features Dave Weil, vice president of IT and analytics at Ithaca College; Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Georgia State University; and Evie Cummings, executive director of advanced academic programs at Johns Hopkins University. They explore the evolving role of IT in higher education, emphasizing the necessity for collaboration between technology and academic teams to enhance student experiences and institutional effectiveness. Key topics include bridging the tech-academic divide, strategic use of data in decision-making, and the importance of including IT leadership in institutional governance.
Selingo asks: “When decisions are being made mostly on campus these days, it’s usually the president, provost and CFO, and maybe the board, but why not the chief technology officer?”