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Webinar Recordings

Published
April 9, 2026

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Trends that Impact Higher Education Planning

Insights from SCUP’s Spring 2026 Trends in Higher Education Report

By: Nicholas Santilli, University of San Diego | Dr. Ashley Strong Green, Augusta University

Join Nicholas Santilli and Ashley Strong-Green for a dynamic conversation exploring the external forces shaping higher education in 2026. Drawing from SCUP’s Spring 2026 Trends for Higher Education report, they’ll offer their perspective on what these trends really mean for your institution—and how to act on them.
Abstract: Join Nicholas Santilli and Ashley Strong-Green for a dynamic conversation exploring the external forces shaping higher education in 2026. Drawing from SCUP’s Spring 2026 Trends for Higher Education report, they’ll offer their perspective on what these trends really mean for your institution—and how to act on them. You’ll gain more than a list of trends. This session brings fresh insights, real-world context, and practical takeaways that go beyond the report. Leverage what you learn to enhance your team’s strategic, scenario, and contingency planning—and stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly volatile landscape. What This Webinar Will Cover
  • Social trends impacting higher education in 2026
  • Technological trends impacting higher education in 2026
  • Economic trends impacting higher education in 2026
  • Environmental trends impacting higher education in 2026
  • Political trends impacting higher education in 2026

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    Trends for Higher Education

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    March 16, 2026

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    Trends Inside Higher Education | Spring 2026

    By: Apryl Motley, CAE

    What are key movements and trends within higher education? From agentic AI to restructuring initiatives, learn the forces and changes directly impacting higher education, now and in the future.
    Abstract: Integrated planning prepares your institution for change by ensuring its decisions are informed by realities in the external environment. What are key movements and trends within higher education? From agentic AI to restructuring initiatives, learn the forces and changes directly impacting higher education, now and in the future. This issue curates and summarizes 40–50 trends happening inside the world of higher education that could impact colleges and universities. Each trend includes a brief summary, a footnoted source, and discussion questions to help you analyze and act on the trend.

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    Trends for Higher Education

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    November 14, 2025

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    Trends for Higher Education | The Student Voices Edition

    This special issue of Trends describes student perspectives on four trends featured in recent issues of Trends for Higher Education: AI, personal finances, enrollment and attrition, and international students. Learn more about the opinions, reactions, and perspectives students have about these critical topics, preparing your institution to engage with your students in a more informed way.
    Abstract: Integrated planning leverages stakeholder insights and knowledge to make better, more informed decisions. No stakeholder is more important than our students, which is why we’re releasing a special issue of Trends focusing on their perspectives. This Trends for Higher Education: The Student Voices Edition describes student perspectives on four trends featured in recent issues of Trends for Higher Education. Campus Sonar, a social listening firm, collected data from social platforms like Reddit and X to analyze what students are saying about artificial intelligence, their personal finances, enrollment and attrition decisions, and international students. Learn more about the opinions, reactions, and perspectives students have about these critical issues, preparing your institution to engage with your students in a more informed way. Use this report to:
    • Inform your student stakeholder engagement strategies
    • Develop questions for student surveys and focus groups
    • Benchmark against findings from your student stakeholder engagement efforts
    • Add context to what you’ve learned about your students and their perspectives

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    Planning for Higher Education Journal

    Published
    October 3, 2025

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    Book Review: The Connected College

    Leadership Strategies for Student Success

    By: Ashlee K. Roberts, PhD

    From Volume 53 Number 4 | July–September 2025

    Abstract: Reviewer Ashlee K. Roberts, PhD, writes that Elliot Felix’s The Connected College: Leadership Strategies for Student Success is a must-read for leaders who want to make an impact in clear, collaborative, and sustainable ways. The book addresses the challenge of leading through change while underscoring the necessity of being nimble and responsive to internal and external environments.

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    Webinar Recordings

    Published
    September 17, 2025

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    Trends that Impact Higher Education Planning Fall 2025

    By: Jason Nicholas, Northern Michigan University | Tina Dee, Muskegon Community College

    Join Jason Nicholas and Tina Dee for a dynamic conversation exploring the external forces shaping higher education in 2025. Drawing from SCUP’s upcoming Trends Outside Higher Education | Fall 2025 report, they’ll offer their perspective on what these trends really mean for your institution—and how to act on them.
    Abstract: Join Jason Nicholas and Tina Dee for a dynamic conversation exploring the external forces shaping higher education in 2025. Drawing from SCUP’s upcoming Trends Outside Higher Education | Fall 2025 report (available September 15), they’ll offer their perspective on what these trends really mean for your institution—and how to act on them. You’ll gain more than a list of trends. This session brings fresh insights, real-world context, and practical takeaways that go beyond the report. Leverage what you learn to enhance your team’s strategic, scenario, and contingency planning—and stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly volatile landscape.

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    Trends for Higher Education

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    September 12, 2025

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    Trends Outside Higher Education | Fall 2025

    By: Apryl Motley, CAE

    How is the world outside your institution changing? From the growth of microschools to the decline of digital platforms and services, colleges and universities continue to face an environment that is uncertain and rapidly changing. Learn the key trends and movements that might impact your institution.
    Abstract: Integrated planning prepares your institution for change by ensuring its decisions are informed by realities in the external environment. How is the world outside your institution changing? From the growth of microschools to the decline of digital platforms and services, colleges and universities continue to face an environment that is uncertain and rapidly changing. Learn the key trends and movements that might impact your institution. This issue curates and summarizes 40–50 trends happening outside the world of higher education that could impact colleges and universities. Each trend includes a brief summary, a footnoted source, and discussion questions to help you analyze and act on the trend.

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    Blog Post

    Published
    August 4, 2025

    The Campus Planner in a Time of Turmoil

    Your Role Is as Adviser, Not the Ultimate Decision-Maker

    By: Frederick W. Mayer, Campus Planner Emeritus, University of Michigan

    A founding member of SCUP shares some of his experiences and thoughts on how to deal with the challenges and turmoil facing higher education.

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    Conference Recordings

    Published
    July 22, 2025

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    Keynote | Minority-Serving Institutions as Leaders and Partners in a Changing Landscape

    By: Dr. Maenette Ah Nee-Benham, Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu | Mario K. Castillo, JD, Chancellor, Lone Star College System | Dr. Donzell Lee, President, Tougaloo College | Dr. Chris Gilmer, President, Heritage University and Chair, SCUP Board of Directors (Moderator)

    Underlining SCUP's mission-driven commitment to advancing social justice, this keynote panel of presidents and chancellors of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) brings decades of experience leading institutions that support historically underserved, yet high-achieving students.
    Abstract: Underlining SCUP's mission-driven commitment to advancing social justice, this keynote panel of presidents and chancellors of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) brings decades of experience leading institutions that support historically underserved, yet high-achieving students. Often underfunded compared to peer institutions that are not MSIs, these institutions provide academically rigorous, yet culturally affirming educational experiences for their students and serve as educational and cultural hubs in communities across the United States. This panel will explore the continuing relevance of MSIs in the current sociopolitical climate and how these institutions can more fully collaborate with each other and with the larger higher education and business sectors.

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    Conference Presentations,Conference Recordings

    Published
    June 2, 2025

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    Campus Space Design for Student Diversity: Results of a Pilot Study on Belonging

    By: Brodie Bain, Principal, NAC Architecture | Dustin Saalman, Director, NAC Architecture

    A student’s success and sense of belonging are connected. While campuses invest heavily in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, gaps still exist.
    Abstract: A student’s success and sense of belonging are connected. While campuses invest heavily in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, gaps still exist. Results from a focus group and visual preference survey reveal the role that space plays in how students of color experience belonging on campus. In this session, we’ll share these findings to demonstrate how spatial attributes can help students feel seen, valued, and connected to their campus community. Join us to uncover insights into campus space design that promotes student success and a sense of belonging.

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    Published
    June 2, 2025

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    Planning for Access, Equity, and Belonging at Buffalo State University

    By: Arlita McNamee, Practice Strategy | Planner, Architectural Resources | Peter Murad, Principal, Architectural Resources | Sarah Reid, Facilities Planner, Buffalo State SUNY

    As an urban-engaged university, Buffalo State University's strategic commitment to diversity, inclusion, and access has strengthened and diversified student recruitment, raised retention rates, and built community within and beyond the campus. Buffalo State's reputation of providing quality education, access, equity, and engagement requires inclusive, multi-functional spaces that foster a sense of community and develop a welcoming and equity-minded culture for all students.
    Abstract: As an urban-engaged university, Buffalo State University's strategic commitment to diversity, inclusion, and access has strengthened and diversified student recruitment, raised retention rates, and built community within and beyond the campus. Buffalo State's reputation of providing quality education, access, equity, and engagement requires inclusive, multi-functional spaces that foster a sense of community and develop a welcoming and equity-minded culture for all students. This session will provide actionable design strategies for reimagining existing campus spaces as learning environments that can build community, foster a sense of belonging, and drive student success.

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