Ghost students are viewed primarily as a financial aid problem. In reality, it is an institutional cybersecurity challenge that begins during enrollment and affects every system that depends on digital identity.
For years, the college essay prompts have asked for a far too familiar story: a challenge you overcame, a person who shaped you, a belief you challenged and so on.
If higher education leaders want to strengthen peer relationships, retention and persistence, we need to actively lower the social risks of student engagement.
Many believe that what art and design schools teach is peripheral. But the serious business of today's economy has now circled back to these institutions.
The cyberattack that rocked Canvas last spring offered a stark lesson for higher education: Institutions must move faster on several fronts to stay ahead of emerging threats.
