For many colleges and universities, accreditation preparation feels less like a process and more like a fire drill. Months before a site visit or reporting deadline, staff scramble to locate documentation, reconcile conflicting records, and rebuild narratives that should already

A spreadsheet works. An email chain feels manageable. A shared folder holds everything just fine. For a department with a few dozen faculty members, informal workflows can seem efficient, even flexible. But then … institutions grow.

The future of higher education depends on how institutions support the people who make it work: their faculty. This blog explores how evolving expectations and modern systems are transforming faculty experience into a true competitive edge.

When faculty policies exist only in manuals and documents, their impact fades fast. This blog explores how institutions can bring those policies to life through systems that ensure equity, consistency, and real accountability.

When faculty understand how decisions are made and see that processes are fair, they are far more likely to stay. This blog explores how transparency and reliable systems improve engagement, trust, and retention.

The SmartPath User Group Meeting (UGM) is always a valuable pulse check on the state of faculty affairs. This year, professionals from across academic institutions — research, teaching, and clinical — came together to share challenges, successes, and priorities. Their

Faculty review cycles are complex by nature—but outdated, fragmented workflows make them far slower (and riskier) than they have to be. Here’s how to streamline tenure and promotion processes without sacrificing rigor.

Legacy tools and everyday workarounds are putting your institution’s most sensitive faculty data at risk. Here’s what’s hiding in plain sight—and what to do about it.

When faculty data lives in silos like locally saved spreadsheets or other disparate sources, academic planning becomes a constant scramble. Here’s how integrated systems can change the equation, and therefore, the outcome.

Even in the first few weeks, the right FIS can reduce manual work, improve communication, and lay the foundation for long-term transformation.