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January 8, 2024
Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Higher Education
In this post, we delve into the intricate facets of the changing landscape of higher education – changes that are impacting not only colleges and universities but also the students they serve and the workforce they aim to prepare.
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September 5, 2023
Lessons on Consensus-Building, Data Analysis, and Decision-Making from Recent Projects
In this post, we provide an overview of a recent set of projects we’ve completed that provide answers to questions of alignment, analysis, and decision-making in higher ed planning projects.
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May 24, 2023
How Professional School Facilities Are Changing
In this blog post, we examine seven trends reshaping professional schools (and higher ed generally), and how to plan for them.
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March 1, 2023
Student Experience Snapshot 2023: Eight Insights on What Students Value and How Well Colleges & Universities Are Meeting Their Needs
How does today’s student experience compare to before the pandemic? How satisfied are students with their classes, community, technology, facilities, and support services? Do they feel like they belong? Are students growing and developing? What do they want to get out of college? In this whitepaper, we answer these questions and share 8 key insights from brightspot’s annual Student Experience Snapshot.
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December 23, 2021
Tools and Insights for Reimagining Your Library
To help institutions think about reimagining their library, we’ve compiled a collection of insights and tools we’ve created over the past few years.
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December 23, 2021
Tools and Insights for Reimagining Your Student Experience
To help institutions think about how to reimagine their student experience, we’ve compiled a collection of insights and tools we’ve created over the past few years.
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June 16, 2021
Lessons Learned from COVID-19
In this post, we share what library, student affairs, and campus architect leaders all agreed went well over the past year, what they would have changed, and what they all agreed is needed in order to move forward.
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March 10, 2021
Searching for College With a Disability
In order to make true progress on equity and inclusion, higher education must consider and address the unique challenges of underrepresented students, including students with physical disabilities. Three youths share their insights to help institutions better understand the perspective of those searching for a college with a disability, and the unique challenges they face.
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January 20, 2021
Tool: Making the Case for New Programs and Capital Projects with the Case Statement Canvas
How can academic leaders best make the case for programs, initiatives, and capital projects to their audience, whether a foundation, a government, a partner, or other stakeholders? We developed a simple tool for higher ed leaders to get on the same page, literally, as they think through and make the case for a new programmatic and/or capital project.
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December 15, 2020
Beyond “Welcoming and Inclusive:” Designing Anti-racist Experiences
The fields of architecture and higher education don’t perpetuate “neutral” environments but instead environments that reinforce white culture and histories. In this post, we reflect on how to designing anti-racist experiences.
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