Leaders must understand workplace gender bias, examine their cultures and work to change inequitable practices, says UB guest columnist Amy Diehl, who is chief information technology officer at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and a featured speaker at UB Tech’s Women in Technology pre-conference.

Retired Brig. Gen. Charles Shugg of the U.S. Air Force answers the top three questions higher ed leaders ask when addressing cybersecurity risk management on campus. A UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker, Shugg is chief operating officer and partner for the Sylint Group Inc.

Connect data with decision-making to compete and thrive—or paltry prospects and eroding enrollments will continue, says UB guest columnist and UB Tech featured speaker Jason Simon. Simon, who is associate vice president for Data, Analytics, and Institutional Research at the University of North Texas, provides strategies for getting started.

Developing higher ed leadership-design team partnerships early leads to project success—from meeting institution and student needs to attracting and retaining students, says UB guest columnist Paul Orban, of BHDP Architecture.