Supporting Higher Education Business Leaders

A Season of Change

Posted on January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 by EnvisionED

What it takes to embrace new ideas With a new year comes new changes. And with new changes come angst, challenges, and costs. Regardless of what prompts change within your institution, the bottom line is that change is constant and,...Read More

The Macros

Posted on December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 by EnvisionED

Challenges facing higher ed The Cliff Projected to hit around 2025, is expected to result in a 15% decline in college-going students by 2029, primarily due to the sharp drop in birth rates following the 2008 financial crisis. This will mean a...Read More

In Flux

Posted on December 4, 2024January 1, 2025 by EnvisionED

Procurement leaders share insight on how to adapt As the procurement process is in flux, it demands high-end thoughtfulness more than ever. Questions abound as to how to maximize efficiency and adapt to the buying environment overall. So, who better...Read More

The Win-Win

Posted on November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 by EnvisionED

How university-business partnerships boost growth Nuno Fernandes is starting to see the tipping point. With more than 4,000 universities and colleges in the United States, he has found that many educators are beginning to realize they can no longer just...Read More

Watershed Moments

Posted on November 6, 2024November 6, 2024 by EnvisionED

Expert Discusses Wave of Edtech's Impact Michael TrucanoSenior Education & Technology Policy Specialist,World Bank Michael Trucano, on sabbatical leave from the World Bank, is a visiting fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, where he explores...Read More

Green With Envy

Posted on October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 by EnvisionED

Innovative practices in sustainability As part of a collaborative effort to create a "Noah's Ark" for coral, Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center provides temporary housing for rescued corals to prevent their complete loss and preserve their genetics for future restoration...Read More

Beyond Crisis Mode

Posted on October 10, 2024January 15, 2025 by EnvisionED

Navigating through tumultuous waters There is not much Jay Mathis hasn’t seen as it relates to higher education. Along with a multitude of graduates he has watched walk across the stage to go on to do bigger and better things,...Read More

The Passion of NIGP

Posted on September 25, 2024December 18, 2024 by EnvisionED

The ultimate stage for procurement excellence Canon went on site at the 2024 NIGP Forum in Charlotte to interview some of the brightest procurement professionals in the public sector. The video below is directly correlated to the inspiring spirit that...Read More

Hands Full

Posted on September 11, 2024December 11, 2024 by EnvisionED

In our most recent Canon Higher Education Advisory Board meeting, it was readily apparent that our institutions of higher learning have their hands full. In our discussion, we covered a variety of issues, but seven trends led the way. 1....Read More

Degrees of Separation

Posted on August 28, 2024November 21, 2024 by EnvisionED

Trends Show Education Will Still Matter A trend has emerged that reflects a broader effort to open up job opportunities to non-college graduates and to encourage private sector entities to evaluate candidates based on skill sets rather than solely on...Read More