Gray DI in the News

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.