Key points:
- With the right steps, higher ed can embrace innovation and rebuild trust
- 5 ways to forge genuine connections with modern learners
- Data-informed decision-making in education: A comprehensive approach
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Higher education has a trust problem. This blunt--but true--statement is the guiding idea behind the 2025 EDUCAUSE Top 10, which narrows in on higher ed’s biggest list of challenges and to-dos for the coming year.
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