IOTA Solutions

03/15/2021

I think we all know the answer to this question.

For decades, hundreds of colleges have relied on the CSS Profile to assess need and allot institutional grants. But it comes with a troubling trade-off.

01/25/2021

Join us for a conversation with David Baime, Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Policy Analysis for the American Association of Community Colleges. 2020 has highlighted just how divided we are as a country, and how many social issues have been politicized in the process. In this sess...

12/14/2020

This article brilliantly illustrates the problem with inherent bias in course evaluations. Reach out to view our white paper on the subject, and we can show you some best practices to avoid systemic gender bias in responses.


https://www.chronicle.com/article/colleges-are-getting-smarter-about-student-evaluations-heres-how/?fbclid=IwAR2w70Ju0q4Nfao4lySFDaN7PGEFhnsTjNgvmDKdRg6XRVumvIY3llAmLpo&cid2=gen_login_refresh&bc_nonce=a5keueeexur51qkvntenjv&cid=reg_wall_signup

The surveys are rife with bias, and educational and legal considerations are upping the pressure to change them and maybe even eliminate them.

11/19/2020

Let’s hope!

Incoming First Lady Jill Biden's community college experience gives President-elect Joe Biden a unique perspective into the two-years' plight during COVID.

10/23/2020

Every organization wants to believe they have a special organizational culture, a “secret sauce” that gives rise to special outcomes. Leaders want to believe that a mission statement, a set of core values or goals,...

09/15/2020

We've been speaking with higher education institutions across the country all year. One thing that has become clear is that budgets get tight when enrollment drops. That's why we've introduced our IOTACares campaign.

To show that we care about the success of your institution, for the rest of the month we're offering a full year of our Evaluations and Faculty software at 50% off.

08/31/2020

Is this repeatable elsewhere?

How an under-the-radar college in South Carolina nailed its admissions year.

08/24/2020

The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Wednesday announced new grants that colleges and universities with the greatest unmet need related to COVID-19 can use for an array of purposes, including improved disease prevention and distance...

06/21/2020

For some colleges, a later deposit deadline and strong retention have helped make the headcount look more promising than it did earlier in the spring.

06/09/2020

Community colleges must rise to the challenge of a possible enrollment surge, according to a new report from Eduventures Research.

04/22/2020

The $6.28 billion that the CARES Act provides in emergency grants for students is starting to flow to colleges.  The U. S. Education Department (ED) on April 9 published a list of campus-by-campus allocations and...