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Do Algorithms Really Contribute to Higher Education’s Crisis?
Inside Higher Ed · January 24, 2022
Bob Massa and Bill Conley explain that algorithms were created by enrollment leaders to manage modern-day college admissions and to help make if financially possible for students to attend their institutions.
5 steps for using advanced analytics to transform students and schools
University Business · June 9, 2021
It’s an honor to work with institutions of higher education. They have the honor and responsibility of expanding and transferring knowledge and awareness to individuals who are hungry to learn and grow intellectually.
Experts Share How Data Analytics Boosts College Student Recruitment
eLearning Industry · May 24, 2021
College and tech leaders share advice on how they are using AI and data analytics combined with programmatic changes to deal with the expected decline in graduating high school seniors.
Othot Expands Student Success Offerings
Campus Technology · May 19, 2021
Data analytics company Othot has released Student Success Essential, a lower-cost version of its flagship Student Success Premier retention platform.
Who'll get wet in the demographic hurricane that's headed toward colleges
Crain's Chicago Business · March 22, 2021
Every school should be glued to information about their specific enrollment futures, as they may change dramatically and quickly. Then they should plan and prepare just like it’s an actual storm. In many ways, it kind of is.
Study Shows Probable Decline In Georgia’s Higher Education Enrollment
WABE · March 16, 2021
Lisa Rayam from NPR affiliate, WABE, interviewed Andy Hannah about potential enrollment declines at Georgia’s colleges.
How higher education institutions can “future-proof” against the demographic cliff
Higher Ed Connects · March 2, 2021
Over the last decade or so, student demographics at institutions of higher education have been changing rapidly.
Advanced analytics can help colleges weather the demographic storm front
eCampusNews · March 1, 2021
By now, higher-education recruiters are probably well aware of the dire forecasts for student enrollment later this decade.
New Study Looks At School By School Enrollment Estimates, Declines
Forbes · February 23, 2021
In the knowable future, the pool of newly eligible college freshmen will shrink. That freshmen recession will start somewhere around 2026 and may continue for a decade or longer. That forecast is well known.
How 3 colleges are preparing for a ‘demographic pothole’
University Business · January 21, 2021
College enrollment leaders have begun revamping their recruitment messages with experts predicting a significant decline in high school graduates beginning in 2025 and lasting more than a decade.
15 Pittsburgh Tech Companies to Watch in 2021
NEXTpittsburgh · January 4, 2021
Othot: a startup aimed at colleges and universities, helping them understand which students will succeed or struggle academically.
How Predictive Analytics Helps Improve Student Enrollment and Retention
eCampusNews · December 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the annual enrollment struggle colleges face--but predictive analytics could help.
How Two Small Colleges Actually Increased Freshmen Enrollments This Year
Forbes · December 14, 2020
Florida Tech said they use the Othot data insight platform. And based on a report the company released this week, Florida Tech’s success may not be an outlier.
Othot Introduces New Services for Universities to Navigate through Covid-19
Pittsburgh Business Times · September 16, 2020
“One of the things that we see is that institutions that have control over their data and analytics have been able to adjust to the pandemic a lot better."
Securing AI and ML Projects
TechCentral.ie · August 11, 2020
Focusing on business outcomes can help enterprises limit the data they collect to just what’s needed.
Othot Develops AI Software to Help Universities Predict Whether Students Will Succeed
Next Pittsburgh · March 16, 2020
Focusing on business outcomes can help enterprises limit the data they collect to just what’s needed.
Andy Hannah, Othot - Pitchwerks #117
The Pitchwerks Podcast · January 16, 2019
This week, we’ve got one of those guests where it’s hard to figure out if we can - or should - cover everything he has done in his career.
Better Data, Better Outcomes
BizEd · December 28, 2018
Colleges usually rely on marketing, alumni networks, and positive word-of-mouth to attract new students, but what if predictive analytics could do a better job of creating the perfect match between students and universities?
NJIT Implements Advnaced Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics for Enrollment
NJ Tech Weekly · April 2, 2018
New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark), New Jersey’s public polytechnic university, has implemented new software to better design future classes and predict enrollment and scholarship needs.
Why This Company Has More Interns Than Employees — and it's Not About the Money
Pittsburgh Business Times · May 2, 2016
Starting in May and running through August, Othot LLC will have twice as many interns as employees as 11 college students are slated to join the cloud-based predictive analytics company.
Colleges Using Big Data to Recruit New Students More Efficiently
NPR WESA-FM · February 23, 2016
Imagine if companies knew the probability of turning someone into a customer – and keeping that customer.
Othot Founders Interviewed on TechVibe Radio
Pittsburgh Technology Council · February 19, 2016
Andy Hannah and John Abbatico talked to Pittsburgh Tech Council’s Audrey Russo and Jonathan Kersting of TechVibe Radio about data, analytics, higher education, and the origins of Othot.
Predicting Success in Big-Data Space
Pittsburgh Business Times · January 15, 2016
Andrew Hannah has embarked on a new direction with startup, Othot, a cloud-based predictive analytics company. Initially targeting higher education, its first product predicts the likelihood that a prospect will turn into a customer.
Othot, With a Focus on Predictive Analytics, Gets Strategic Investment
Pittsburgh Business Times · January 7, 2016
Big data can be a powerful tool. And while many companies scramble to collect data with hopes of mining it for key information, most lack the means to interpret and parse the data — or to use it to make decisions for the future.