Supporting Higher Education Business Leaders

NAEP EPIC 2026

Posted on June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 by EnvisionED

Insights in motion: Watch highlights from our conversations NAEP 2026 was an amazing event with a wonderful focus on the evolving role of procurement in higher education, emphasizing the transition from a focus on compliance to acting as a strategic,...Read More

The Promises and Perils of AI in Education

Posted on May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 by EnvisionED

A conversation with author Ken Shelton Ken SheltonEducator, Keynote Speaker,and Author Artificial intelligence has exploded into the education landscape with equal parts promise and anxiety. The discourse is loud, but too often it skims the surface—focused on shortcuts, efficiency hacks,...Read More

What’s Coming for Higher Ed

Posted on April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 by EnvisionED

The signals you can’t ignore ENROLLMENT & DEMOGRAPHICS The “traditional learner” pool peaks in 2025.U.S. high school graduates hit 3.9M in 2025, then declines to 3.4M by 2030 and stays down through 2041.Source: WICHE, Knocking at the College Door Undergraduate enrollment is still...Read More

Front and Center

Posted on April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 by EnvisionED

The marketing department’s role is major Ask Bernard Polnariev and Margaret Ortuso how they shape brand identity and the answer is immediate. Their marketing strategy for UCNJ (Union College of Union County, NJ) begins with a single guiding principle: UCNJ is committed to...Read More

From Efficiency to Survival

Posted on March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 by EnvisionED

Higher Education Decision-Making Is Being Rewritten For years, higher education operated on a relatively stable model. Growth was expected. Budgets expanded. Procurement was largely about optimizing cost, quality, and delivery. That model, however, is long gone. In our most recent...Read More

The Green Transition

Posted on March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 by EnvisionED

Innovating for sustainability on campus When the University of California Merced opened in 2005 the edict was clear: Sustainability would be the focal point of the institution—not a retrofit, but baked into its DNA. As the first new research university...Read More

Voices

Posted on January 21, 2026June 15, 2026 by EnvisionED

Canon U.S.A., champions students in 20th Annual Japan Center Essay Competition At Stony Brook University on May 4, the spotlight wasn’t on technology or innovation, but on the written word. More than 200 students from high schools and colleges across...Read More

When the Stars Align

Posted on January 13, 2026May 13, 2026 by EnvisionED

Schools adapt to meet needs Imagine a fall afternoon in South Bend, Indiana. A group of Notre Dame students huddle around a multifunction device in the Hesburgh Library at the heart of campus. Reports are due. Presentations need polishing. Printers are...Read More

The Great Re-skilling

Posted on December 16, 2025April 15, 2026 by EnvisionED

Enabling higher education procurement When Brie Matier describes the day-to-day grind of working in today's higher education procurement landscape, she doesn’t reach for buzzwords or analogies. She reaches for lived experience. Matier grew up during those old school unprecedented times...Read More

Anticipation

Posted on December 3, 2025April 3, 2026 by EnvisionED

Higher Education Leadership Has to Level Up for What's Coming If the past year felt busy, you ain't seen anything yet. 2026 is going to feel like hyperdrive. The signals across education are flashing like crazy. Enrollment shifts, AI adoption, workforce...Read More