Insights

Erin Gore, vice president for client technology  It’s hard to believe that we’re just over a month out from the largest ever Slate Summit, where our combined SIG + RHB Slate teams took the stage seven times alongside clients. During these presentations we showcased how institutions can strategically advance their missions in admissions, student success…Read more

It’s been energizing to see all the social media posts from people who are committing to telling the story of higher education in new ways. I feel such a sense of togetherness in this work, seeing all the institutional and agency colleagues pulling in the same direction. At the same time, I’ve had some recent…Read more

What Gets Measured Gets Done Ask most enrollment leaders what they’re tracking, and you’ll get a familiar list: inquiries, applications, admits, visits and deposits. Add a few conversion rates, geographic and demographic drilldowns, and comparisons to the previous two cycles, and voila: you have a dashboard.. But if the past few years have taught us…Read more

Sometimes the most important discoveries happen when we stop rushing and start paying attention. Our summer reading picks this year invite the sort of close looking that the season hopefully allows. From corporate culture to childhood screen time, from leadership paradoxes to unlikely basketball success stories, these books ask us to look more closely at…Read more

Higher education leaders spend a lot of time talking about data—how to collect it, protect it and analyze it. But a question often left unasked is: how is this data actually used to communicate with students? For years, institutions have leaned on their Student Information Systems (SIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms to serve…Read more

In our last piece on rethinking and redesigning your campus visit experience, we explored ways to enhance the persuasive power of an in-person visit. Prospective students and their supporters deserve a welcoming, informative and compelling experience—one that acknowledges the effort and investment they make to step onto campus. But how to get them there in…Read more