Main Nav

EDUCAUSE staff synthesize current topics and invited guest-bloggers share their thoughts on a wide variety of issues and themes important to higher education. Share your experiences and thoughts by commenting on blogs of interest to you.

Featured Blog Post

Grit

What does it take to address the 2013 top-10 IT issues and be a CIO? Grit.

Grit, it seems, may be as essential as intelligence. People with grit persevere. They have a passion for their goal. They invest effort, in spite of setbacks, to accomplish long-term goals — goals they believe are worth having. A person with grit approaches accomplishment as a marathon; their advantage is stamina. Excellence and achievement take time. New skills must be developed.
Posted by Diana Oblinger
2 Comments

Latest Posts

NTIA Broadband Adoption Toolkit Unveiled at SHLB Conference
May 6, 2013 | Rodney Petersen
The Department of Commerce used the occasion of the annual conference of the Schools, Healthcare, Libraries and Broadband (SHLB) coalition to announce the release of a new NTIA Broadband Adoption Toolkit.  Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information,...

Incident Management and Response Checklist
May 6, 2013 | Valerie M. Vogel
Rather than waiting for a data breach to happen, consider using an incident checklist to establish a campus incident response team, review your institution's readiness, and develop (or adjust) your incident management and response roadmap. In a recent Security listserv discussion, one campus...

Listening - The First Step of Many
April 30, 2013 | Melissa Woo
When I was asked by EDUCAUSE to write a blog about the experiences of a first-time CIO, I was concerned that I wouldn't have enough to write about that would be of interest to the EDUCAUSE community. It then occurred to me that I'd like to approach this the way I approach many situations...

Exploring and Designing Breakthrough Models in Higher Education
April 29, 2013 | Kristen Vogt
 

ECPA Reform Bill Proceeds to Full Senate
April 25, 2013 | Joan Cheverie
Today, April 25, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted out of committee a bill to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).  On a voice vote, the Committee approved the ECPA Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607) co-sponsored by Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Sen....

Subscribe

Subscriptions

EDUCAUSE Bloggers

Diana Oblinger
President and CEO
Read Diana's blog

Rodney Petersen
Senior Government Relations Officer
Read Rodney's blog

Joan Cheverie
Policy Specialist
Read Joan's blog

Jarret Cummings
Policy Specialist
Read Jarret's blog

Popular Topics

Cybersecurity
Teaching and Learning
Identity and Access Management
Privacy
Federal Policy and Law
See All Topics

Research and Publications

Conferences and Events

Career Development

Focus Areas and Initiatives

Connect and Contribute

About EDUCAUSE

Close


Current Issue
May/June 2013
EDUCAUSE Review

Publications

Research

Close


Annual Conference
October 15–18, 2013
Register now!

Events for all Levels and Interests

Whether you're looking for a conference to attend face-to-face to connect with peers, or for an online event for team professional development, see what's upcoming.

See All Events

Close

EDUCAUSE Institute
Leadership/Management Programs
Explore More

Career Center

Find or Post a Job

Leadership and Management Programs

EDUCAUSE Institute
Advanced Programs
Project Management

 

Fellowships and Awards

Fellowships
Awards Programs

Getting Involved

Mentoring
Volunteer
Speak at an Event

 

 

Jump Start Your Career Growth

Explore EDUCAUSE professional development opportunities that match your career aspirations and desired level of time investment through our interactive online guide.

Advance Your Career

 

Close

Latest Topics

EDUCAUSE organizes its efforts around three IT Focus Areas

 

Enterprise and Infrastructure

Enterprise and
Infrastructure

Policy and Security

Policy and
Security

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and
Learning

 

Join These Programs If Your Focus Is

Close

From the Blogs
Grit
by
Diana Oblinger

Find Others

Share Ideas

Get on the Higher Ed IT Map

Employees of EDUCAUSE member institutions and organizations are invited to create individual profiles.
 

Create Your Profile

 

Close

2013 Strategic Priorities

  • Connected Learning
  • Enterprise IT
  • Foundations


Learn More >

Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good™

EDUCAUSE is the foremost community of higher education IT leaders and professionals.
 

Discover Membership