Expanding Access and Equity People expect to be able to learn and work anywhere, with constant access to learning materials and to one other. Colleges and universities have made great strides in generating more methods and platforms for faculty, students, and staff to collaborate and be productive wherever they are. The advent of always-connected devices has provided more flexibility in how, when, and where people learn, and many institutions have updated their IT infrastructures accordingly. But simply having a device that turns on and connects to the internet is not sufficient. Support of success in learning requires digital equity as well. All aspects of the learning environment must be equally accessible and usable for all learners and instructors. This includes considerations such as universal design for learning, adaptive learning engagements, and overall affordability. Spurring Innovation If education is viewed as a vehicle for advancing the global economy, then it must be the North Star that enables societies to illuminate new ideas that solve pressing challenges and to create opportunities to shape a better future. In this sense, institutions are incubators of inventions and developments as well as the most important product of all: graduates who not only fulfill evolving job market needs but redefine and improve the workforce they enter. Advancing cultures of entrepreneurial thinking and designing new forms of artificial intelligence are just two of many areas of higher education that are spreading innovation. Fostering Authentic Learning Project-based learning, challengebased learning, and competencybased learning-all of these pedagogical trends are in service to creating hands-on, real-world experiences for students. As higher education institutions prioritize active learning over rote learning, learners are becoming partners in learning, invention, and knowledge creation. The embedding of maker culture in higher education has made students active contributors to the knowledge ecosystem. They learn by experiencing, doing, and creating, demonstrating newly acquired skills in more concrete and creative ways. Students do not have to wait until graduation to change the world. However, institutions continue to be challenged to generate these opportunities in spaces and with paradigms that lean on traditional practices. Leveraging Data What good is a new approach or technology deployment if the results are not carefully measured and analyzed, with the program adjusted based on the results? Institutions are becoming more adept at capturing a bevy of programmatic data. This same principle has been applied to tracking student performance, engagement, and behavior and leveraging such data to inform decision-making across departments and campuses. This information is also fueling more personalized learning experiences through adaptive learning tools that analyze areas for improvement and deliver content tailored to each student. As this data-driven theme proliferates in higher education, leaders must consider ho...