Rapid technological advancements, and political and economic turbulence have pushed higher education into an 'age of perpetual change.'

Free tuition policies can improve understanding about the cost of college, but institutions must include information about non-tuition expenses.

The institutions that will thrive over the next decade won't necessarily be the ones with the biggest international recruitment budgets. They'll be the ones that build trusted global networks.

Enrollment data told me what was happening. I wish I had spent more time understanding the conversations behind those numbers.