EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association that helps higher education elevate the impact of IT. It’s a community of IT leaders and professionals working together to tackle challenges and leverage opportunities that are constantly evolving within higher education. They welcome diversity, in viewpoints and experience, and believe in the transformative power of uncommon thinking for the common good. By offering webinars, facilitating community groups, publishing research, and more, EDUCAUSE provides the resources you need.

 

Want to learn more? Check out the infographic, or continue reading for a closer look at the benefits of BU’s membership with EDUCAUSE.

Benefits

  • Research and Publications: Access to cutting-edge research, data, analysis, benchmarking, toolkits, and publications on issues, technologies, and trends in higher education.
    • 7 Things You Should Know: Use these quick reads to get essential information on emerging technologies and practices. What is it? How does it work? Who’s doing it? Why is it significant? What are the downsides? Where is it going? What are the implications for higher education?
    • EDUCAUSE Review: An open-access digital publication for the higher education IT community. It takes a broad look at current developments and trends in information technology, how they may affect the college/university as an institution, and what these mean for higher education and society. Subscribe to get it emailed to you.
  • Professional Learning: Registration discounts for online and face-to-face events on a wide range of topics including enterprise IT, information security, teaching and learning, and more.
  • Topic-Based Communities: Opportunities to make connections with peers from around the world through topic-based events and online communities.
  • Career Development: Management and leadership skills training through the EDUCAUSE Institute and peer mentoring, as well as volunteer opportunities to contribute to the profession.
  • Webinars: Online sessions available that cover a wide range of topics; new events are constantly being added, so check back periodically.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

EDUCAUSE is committed to DEI and at the same time recognizes that leading change toward diversity is an area of expertise with its own knowledge base and professional practitioners. EDUCAUSE provides many resources for higher education IT professionals who would like elevate diversity and inclusion as a priority personally or for their organizations. Please visit their DEI Website for more information:

  • DEI Task Force
  • Community Groups
  • Articles on current issues, intersectionality, implicit bias, and more
  • Do’s & Don’ts
  • Book recommendations
  • How to cultivate inclusion in hiring and on your team

Getting Started

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