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SUPPORTING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION Higher education is at a critical point. Costs continue to rise and public funds haven’t kept pace. Tuition and fees have increased faster than inflation for decades. Surveys suggest that faith in the institution has declined. Graduates of several disciplines are routinely under-employed. The productivity gains from technology that are so evident in other sectors have had only a limited impact on costs, access, or quality in higher education.   Yet, the institution has never been more important. Students need evidence of advanced skills in order to meet the demands of the labour market. Stewards of national economies tell us that our future prosperity depends on cutting-edge research and innovation.  And recent developments on the global political stage remind us how our democratic institutions rely on an informed citizenry.  There’s no simple solution for the challenges that face higher education. But we believe that part of the answer lies in the people that work in our colleges and universities. The future of the institution is dependent on the talent, knowledge, and imagination of the professionals that run it.  We need professionals who are capable of testing and scaling new ideas, who have a thorough understanding of the economics of the institutional model, who understand what technology can and can’t do for us, and know how to pull together teams that can make substantial changes despite formidable obstacles.  Higher Education Management is designed to help these professionals build their capacity to move the institution in new and promising directions. ******************************************************************************************************************* Higher Ed Management is a unit of Kingston Park Education Inc., a consulting firm with a presence in London, England and Toronto, Canada; founders, Dr Keith Hampson and Dan Sandhu.