Nicole Muscanell serves as a senior researcher at EDUCAUSE. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology and has more than a decade of experience in higher education, including roles in research, instruction, and academic advising. Her recent work explores faculty and student technology use, workforce issues, data and analytics, and emerging trends shaping teaching, learning, cybersecurity, and privacy in higher education.
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Workforce Report examines how resource constraints are creating a cycle of reactivity across higher education and explores the impact of rising workloads, staffing challenges, and limited resources on teams, institutions, and workforce sustainability.
Sophie and Jenay discuss findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition and their implications for higher education institutions with Michael LaMagna, Kim Arnold, and Nicole Muscanell.
The 2026 EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Horizon Report highlights how artificial intelligence, enrollment pressures, policy shifts, and sustainability concerns are reshaping instructional practice and institutional strategy.
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