Discover the Next highlights the value of higher education in an effort to dispel negative public perceptions and misconceptions. Through DTN, colleges and universities come together to share impact stories of how higher education transforms individuals and society. This feature hones in on compelling stories from several DTN participating institutions around the themes of access and affordability.

From tracking alumni engagement to presenting fundraising data to leadership, dashboards are creatively solving problems and making day-to-day work more efficient for advancement professionals. Here, five Circle of Excellence Award-winning dashboard creators provide a deep dive into the origins, execution, and successes of these projects. 

Director of Development Joe Cheeseman came to the Nueva School in the Bay Area of Northern California, U.S., four years ago. In that time, he helped the school professionalize its advancement operation, and break campaign fundraising records along the way.

The Nueva School serves gifted students and, in the last decade, has grown from a pre-K-8 school to pre-K-12 school. The school collaborates with peer institutions nationally and globally to share its strategies to best serve gifted students.

The CASE Advancement Inclusion Index survey is a new tool to measure institutional DEIB efforts. Recently, the survey was piloted to the CASE 50, with 15 institutions participating. Read on to learn what leaders at four of these institutions had to say about their experiences, how they plan to share the results and implement them into their overall goals, and their hopes to see the survey become an industry standard.

CASE members share how they create and manage their alumni podcasts, who they feature, and what they talk about.

Following the pandemic, in-person events returned to campuses in 2022 with renewed spirit, innovation, bold plans, and a greater emphasis on return on investment.

Whether it be a crisis on campus or a volatile world event, communication officers are under pressure to respond. The stakes of these statements have never been higher. Hear from seasoned education communicators on best practices and strategies, and the need to take a deep breath and fully assess the situation at hand.

Go behind the scenes with five photographers who captured award-winning shots of athletes, activists, and campus communities with curiosity, dedication, and ambition.

Discover how members rebooted, redesigned, and retooled their existing publications to win Circle of Excellence Awards.

Stanford University’s School of Medicine remembered lives lost to COVID with the award-winning “Apart-Together Remembrance" memorial sculpture that brought together people across disciplines and across campus.