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Newsletter: Higher Ed Best & Worst Web Trends, Website Redesign, tiktok, Facebook and Insta News

Newsletter: Higher Ed Best & Worst Web Trends, Website Redesign, tiktok, Facebook and Insta News

In this week’s issue: Top higher ed websites trends, Facebook Ads, Web Redesign, Favorite websites and more


Higher ed web talks with Conny Liegl, Senior Designer – California Polytechnic State University

Higher ed web talks with Conny Liegl, Senior Designer – California Polytechnic State University

Conny Liegl, Senior Designer at California Polytechnic State University, is one of the 12 presenters of the 2019 Higher Ed WEBSITES Conference. In this 3-question interview, Conny tells us about the worst and best web trends in higher ed, a great tool and shares a top 3 of favorite higher ed websites. 1) What are […]


What’s in the 2019 #HigherEd WEBSITES Conference for you? Find out with this #HEW19 Visual Preview!

What’s in the 2019 #HigherEd WEBSITES Conference for you? Find out with this #HEW19 Visual Preview!

Preview Makes Perfect 😉 I’ve spent most the day on May 22 in rehearsals with the speakers of the Higher Ed WEBSITES Conference scheduled June 5, 2019 – our next online conference with only a few seats left. This preview day is a great opportunity for all the speakers to practice to make sure we […]


Higher ed web talks with Mike Henderson, Web Smithy – Adams State University

Higher ed web talks with Mike Henderson, Web Smithy – Adams State University

Mike Henderson, Web Smithy at Adams State University, is one of the 12 presenters of the 2019 Higher Ed WEBSITES Conference. In this 3-question interview, Mike tells us about the worst and best web trends in higher ed, a great tool and shares a top 3 of favorite higher ed websites. 1) What are the […]


Best higher ed design websites trends in 2019 — and the worst, too

Best higher ed design websites trends in 2019 — and the worst, too

We have a tight web professional community in higher education. We share, we borrow, we get inspired, we contrast — and compare. A lot. A few web design agencies have also specialized, over the years, in higher ed websites. With our very complex governance systems, familiarity and experience with higher education is always an asset […]


Newsletter: 33 Favorite Higher Ed Websites, Reddit, Trans-Inclusive Design, 1-strike Facebook, Twitter & Insta News

Newsletter: 33 Favorite Higher Ed Websites, Reddit, Trans-Inclusive Design, 1-strike Facebook, Twitter & Insta News

In this week’s issue: Selected Higher Ed Websites, Connecting the dots up to graduation at Marquette, Trans-inclusive Design & Higher Ed Reddit


Higher ed web talks with Kimberly Charles, Director of Digital Communications – University of Illinois at Chicago

Higher ed web talks with Kimberly Charles, Director of Digital Communications – University of Illinois at Chicago

Kimberly Charles, Director of Digital Communications for the University of Illinois at Chicago, is one of the 12 presenters of the 2019 Higher Ed WEBSITES Conference. In this 3-question interview, Kimberly tells us about the worst and best web trends in higher ed, a great tool and shares a top 3 of favorite higher ed […]


Higher ed web talks with Stephanie Geyer, Creative Strategy VP – Ruffalo Noel Levitz

Higher ed web talks with Stephanie Geyer, Creative Strategy VP – Ruffalo Noel Levitz

Stephanie Geyer, Creative Strategy VP at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, is one of the 12 presenters of the 2019 Higher Ed WEBSITES Conference. In this 3-question interview, Stephanie tells us about the worst and best web trends in higher ed, a great tool and shares a top 3 of favorite higher ed websites. 1) What are […]


Newsletter: New New USF Logo, Echos in Dorms, FB Videos, Hybrid Lazy Loading & Designing for Voice

Newsletter: New New USF Logo, Echos in Dorms, FB Videos, Hybrid Lazy Loading & Designing for Voice

In this week’s issue: USF new logo bites the dust, Web talks, Amazon Echos in dorms, 12 favorite web tools


33 Favorite Higher Ed Websites Selected by Peers – 2019 edition

33 Favorite Higher Ed Websites Selected by Peers – 2019 edition

This year again, I asked the 12 higher ed web professionals presenting at the 2019 Higher Ed WEBSITES Conference (HEW19) to share their top 3 favorite higher ed websites. The resulting list featured 34 names selected via this process (not 36, because Erik could only give me one website :-). You can find these individual […]