Letter From the Editor Ron Yanosky - 21 January 2002 After a long period of prosperity and excitement about new technologies, higher-education IT is at the threshold of a more-subdued phase. To be sure, a little quiet time for reflection is in order. In the last five years, there was a big wave of administrative system upgrades, the transformation of the Internet from a research network to a daily business tool, and the introduction of e-learning as a mission-critical application. Now that the boom years are behind us, institutions need time to integrate all these new systems and incorporate hard-won experience into their strategic plans. Unfortunately, 2002 will also bring less-welcome changes. A year after the business sector began to feel the recession, its effects have percolated through the public-funding process, meaning that higher education faces a period of tight budgets.  Read more

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	Overview Higher Education Predictions: 2002 and Beyond 21 January 2002 Ron Yanosky  Michael Zastrocky  Marti Harris As academic institutions face the double pressure of recession and new security concerns, Gartner's higher-education team offers its outlook for 2002 and beyond.

More Students, Fewer Dollars for Higher Education in 2002 31 December 2001 Ron Yanosky  Michael Zastrocky  Marti Harris The ripple effects of the economic downturn are causing public revenue shortfalls, which recession-related enrollment increases will moderate but not entirely negate. Institutions will have to do more with less in 2002.		Improving Higher Education IT Security in 2002 31 December 2001 Michael Zastrocky  Steve Bittinger  Ron Yanosky In the post-Sept. 11 world, academic institutions will have to combine better security infrastructure with a more rigorous "social contract" that attaches responsibilities to user rights.
Building a Responsible Campus Cyberculture in 2002 18 January 2002 Michael Zastrocky  Ron Yanosky Academic institutions naturally wish to encourage a creative IT environment, but in a post-Sept. 11 world, they must work for a better balance between IT freedom and responsibility.		Higher Education E-Learning Strategies Consolidate in 2002 18 January 2002 Ron Yanosky  Michael Zastrocky In 2002, academic institutions making e-learning system decisions will increasingly choose to adopt a single, campus-standard course management system.
Higher Education ASPs in 2002: Lots of Talk, Few Contracts 31 December 2001 Marti Harris  Rita Terdiman  Ron Yanosky  Michael Zastrocky While the ASP model is attracting greater interest in many industries, higher education will run counter to the trend in 2002, as few institutions will choose ASP for their mission-critical administrative systems.