CIO Roundtable: Stepping Back From the Enrollment Cliff: What CIOs Need to Do in the Shrinking Higher Education Market

• Closures are becoming common due to increased competition, with more prestigious universities attracting students away from the less prestigious.
• Governments are encouraging consolidation between institutions to save costs and support a changing demographic.
• Institutional leadership may not be aware of the technology implications of their strategic initiatives to address the downturn in enrollment.