An academic program evaluation system (PES) should enable smart, data-informed decisions about new programs to start, existing programs to grow, and a few programs that may need to be phased out. AI has been the foundation of PES for over a decade. More recently, AI is augmenting the traditional PES, making it more accessible and giving it some superpowers.
Measuring the costs and revenues of academic offerings isn’t straightforward, but those accounting decisions have big implications in an era of austerity.
Agriculture is one of humanity’s oldest professions. In the U.S., it accounted for 10% of total jobs in 2024 according to USDA data. But technology is rapidly reshaping agricultural employment.
USF.edu is a critical digital gateway connecting students, faculty, staff and the public to essential information and services. The website has transformed from a collection of links and email address directories to an essential daily utility vital to the university’s infrastructure, from admissions and registration to academic programs, library resources, campus news, ticketing, parking and emergency updates.
Artificial intelligence and developing societal trends are reshaping the future workforce. Institutions can temper the disruption by creating academic programs that correspond to the economy’s latest needs.
Fears over the future of humanities spread amid layoffs and restructurings at scores of public and private universities.
During an academic year where everybody is planning for everything, colleges are striving to tighten their operations across all fronts to triumph over seismic changes to the sector. Here are a few higher education threads that leaders should begin preparing for now.
Meet CoCo—the friendly, insightful chameleon bringing Gray DI’s latest AI innovation to life. As part of the College Companions platform, CoCo offers 24/7 multilingual support, intuitive guidance, and a warm, approachable presence. Designed to adapt to each institution’s brand, CoCo makes powerful AI tools feel personal, accessible, and student-centered.
Gray Decision Intelligence has launched College Companions™—a new suite of AI-powered applications that enhance tutoring, career guidance, and communication support, including the company’s first student-facing offerings. Also debuting is the Economics Agent, which gives academic leaders fast, natural-language access to financial and operational data for smarter decision-making.
What really happens when students use AI tutors? Hear it from the faculty who have tried it.
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