Economic Downturn

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Economic Downturn

The Economy's Impact on Higher Education

March 17, 2009

In this Spotlight Series of webinars we focus on current economic issues. Kicking off the first in our series of events will be William Jarvis, managing director and head of research at the C…

Bad Budget Times: Preparing Yourself, and Your Organization, for Potential Layoffs

March 16, 2009

This is a collection of resources that captures quotes, remarks, and references from those who have personally experienced the task of restructuring or down-sizing staff.  …

How Challenges in Higher Education IT Form a Crossroads of Opportunity

March 10, 2009 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2009

Budgets have been cut this year and will be cut again next year. Simultaneously, colleges are facing unprecedented enrollment increases. In short, we are being asked to do more with less. This pres…

Leaders for the Long Haul

March 20, 2009

© 2009 Cynthia Golden. The text of this article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ …

The Economic Downturn, IT, and Higher Education

March 9, 2009

This web seminar will look at the economic downturn from the perspective of a chief finance officer: Fred Rogers of Carleton College. We will also focus on what the stimulus package means for hig…

Sustainable Computing

March 2, 2009

This is Redemtech's resource page on Sustainable Computing. It includues information on Green IT strategies and Green IT in an economic downturn. …

The Economic Downturn and Its Impact on IT: Suggestions for EDUCAUSE Response

February 26, 2009

This report summarizes the results of a survey EDUCAUSE conducted to understand how the economic downturn is affecting colleges and universities and investigate steps the association might take t…

Internet2 Stimulus Legislation Community Resource Guide

February 19, 2009

Internet2 has created a comprehensive resource page on The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The page includes links to summaries and copies of the full legislation , as w…

Recession Hits College Campuses

February 10, 2009

For the high school class of 2009 and students trying to complete a degree, the financial calamities of the market have left universities and students scrambling for money. In our occasional ser…

StateNets Creating Opportunities During Challenging Economic Times

February 4, 2009

State and regional networks are not immune to the global economic downturn. While we face some hard decisions ahead, some StateNets are seeking opportunities in the midst of the crises. Panelists w…