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Borden description: "Pathify is a modern student portal and mobile app that connects everyone and everything at your university or college. \nHere you will find how-to- guides, higher ed news, articles and product updates." --- [![Campus logo](https://content.pathify.com/hubfs/Campus_September2018/Images/campus-logo.png) ![Campus logo white](https://content.pathify.com/hubfs/Campus_September2018/Images/campus-logo-white.png)](https://campus.app/) [Solutions](https://campus.app/solutions) Solutions [Solutions Overview](https://campus.app/solutions) - [Information Technology](https://campus.app/solutions/information-technology) - [Presidents & Provosts](https://campus.app/solutions/presidents-provosts) - [Communications](https://campus.app/solutions/communications) [Features](https://campus.app/features) Features [Features Overview](https://campus.app/features) - [Tools](https://campus.app/features/tools) - [Groups](https://campus.app/features/groups) - [Pages](https://campus.app/features/pages) - [Notifications](https://campus.app/features/notifications) - [Social](https://campus.app/features/social) - [Mobile](https://campus.app/features/mobile) - [Admin](https://campus.app/features/admin) - [Apps](https://campus.app/features/apps) - [Data](https://campus.app/features/data) [Resources](https://blog.campus.app/) Resources - [Blog](https://blog.campus.app/) - [Case Study](https://campus.app/case-study) - [White Paper](https://content.campus.app/campus-whitepaper) - [News](https://campus.app/news) [Schedule Demo](https://campus.app/demo) # Pathify Blog 6 min ## [Announcing Better Together 2021: The Campus Community Conference](https://content.pathify.com/announcing-better-together-2021) Ask 100 people, "what's wrong with higher education?" and you are bound to hear 101 different answers. [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/announcing-better-together-2021) [Community](https://content.pathify.com/tag/community), [Higher Education](https://content.pathify.com/tag/higher-education), [Trends](https://content.pathify.com/tag/trends), [Student Experience](https://content.pathify.com/tag/student-experience) | 5 min ## [Social Networks and Higher Education](https://content.pathify.com/social-networks-and-higher-education) Throughout the time of covid, social media has seen a surge of activity. With people hungry to communicate, feel connected to the outside world, and ... [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/social-networks-and-higher-education) [Community](https://content.pathify.com/tag/community), [Higher Education](https://content.pathify.com/tag/higher-education), [Trends](https://content.pathify.com/tag/trends), [Student Experience](https://content.pathify.com/tag/student-experience) | 4 min ## [Fall 2020 and Spring 2021: Concerns and Considerations](https://content.pathify.com/fall-and-spring-concerns-and-considerations) I speak to Presidents, Provosts, Deans, Directors, and other academic leaders almost every day. Some contact me for thoughts or recommendations ... [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/fall-and-spring-concerns-and-considerations) [EdTech](https://content.pathify.com/tag/edtech), [Educause](https://content.pathify.com/tag/educause), [Higher Education](https://content.pathify.com/tag/higher-education), [learning design](https://content.pathify.com/tag/learning-design), [Online Learning](https://content.pathify.com/tag/online-learning) | 4 min ## [Campus’ Place in the Digital Transformation Framework](https://content.pathify.com/our-place-in-the-digital-transformation-framework) As the Chief Academic Officer at Campus, I was both bummed and mildly curious about how Educause chose to handle this year’s virtual conference. [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/our-place-in-the-digital-transformation-framework) 2 min ## [Toggle Terms Require Better Communication](https://content.pathify.com/toggle-terms-require-better-communication) More than 150 colleges and universities have “switched” between in-person and distance education since the start of the Fall semester. From Notre ... [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/toggle-terms-require-better-communication) [Campus](https://content.pathify.com/tag/campus), [Education](https://content.pathify.com/tag/education), [infrastructure](https://content.pathify.com/tag/infrastructure), [instruction](https://content.pathify.com/tag/instruction), [coronavirus](https://content.pathify.com/tag/coronavirus), [COVID-19](https://content.pathify.com/tag/covid-19), [financial aid](https://content.pathify.com/tag/financial-aid), [money](https://content.pathify.com/tag/money) | 4 min ## [The CARES Act and Instruction](https://content.pathify.com/the-cares-act-and-instruction) Please indulge a question that might seem obvious in its answer. I hope to persuade you that the answer is not quite so obvious and that the nuances ... [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/the-cares-act-and-instruction) [Future](https://content.pathify.com/tag/future), [coronavirus](https://content.pathify.com/tag/coronavirus), [COVID-19](https://content.pathify.com/tag/covid-19), [Vision](https://content.pathify.com/tag/vision) | 11 min ## [COVID-19, Higher Ed, and the (near) Future](https://content.pathify.com/covid-19-higher-ed-and-the-near-future) A cheeky idiom is that an expert isn't an expert until they live at least 50 miles away. [interconnected](https://content.pathify.com/tag/interconnected), [Grant](https://content.pathify.com/tag/grant), [coronavirus](https://content.pathify.com/tag/coronavirus), [COVID-19](https://content.pathify.com/tag/covid-19), [institute for inter-connected education](https://content.pathify.com/tag/institute-for-inter-connected-education) | 2 min ## [Grants for Campus and Distance Infrastructure](https://content.pathify.com/grants-for-campus-and-distance-infrastructure) As we have noted in previous blogs, schools that went online in a "deeper" way back in the early 2000's learned some valuable lessons that many ... [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/grants-for-campus-and-distance-infrastructure) [Campus](https://content.pathify.com/tag/campus), [communication](https://content.pathify.com/tag/communication), [coronavirus](https://content.pathify.com/tag/coronavirus), [COVID-19](https://content.pathify.com/tag/covid-19), [Hurricane](https://content.pathify.com/tag/hurricane), [Continuity](https://content.pathify.com/tag/continuity), [Notifications](https://content.pathify.com/tag/notifications), [Omni-Channel](https://content.pathify.com/tag/omni-channel), [Emergency](https://content.pathify.com/tag/emergency), [School Closure](https://content.pathify.com/tag/school-closure), [Disruption](https://content.pathify.com/tag/disruption), [Help](https://content.pathify.com/tag/help) | 7 min ## [Coronavirus - Campus Can Help](https://content.pathify.com/coronavirus-campus-can-help) To begin with, I'm sorry. I know how gross it is when companies try to take advantage of a crisis. I assure you that is not the case here, but I get ... [Read more](https://content.pathify.com/coronavirus-campus-can-help) [Older >](https://content.pathify.com/author/dr-jeff-d-borden/page/2) ## About Welcome to the Campus blog! 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