--- title: Mutara Inc | Larry Grey description: Higher Education Admissions and Student Success Software --- [![www.mutarainc.com](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mutara_H_Web.png?width=864&height=325&name=Mutara_H_Web.png "www.mutarainc.com")](http://mutarainc.com) Open main menu Close main menu # Blog Select Category Best practices Trends Higher Education Admissions In the news Institutional value User experience Nontraditional Community College News 2020 HEUG Enabling Technology Examples Our Journey Lead generation 2019 2025 Customer Success Holistic admissions Mobility Video 2023 Article Competency-based education Continuing Education NACAC Quote Student Success Posts by ## Larry Grey ![An image of a person holding a shield with a checkmark in it](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Social/Fraud%20Verification%20Hero.png) [Best practices,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/best-practices) [Trends](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) ### [Fraud in Higher Ed: Why Identity Verification Alone Isn't Enough](https://blog.mutarainc.com/fraud-in-higher-ed-why-identity-verification-alone-isnt-enough) Across higher education, fraud is no longer being treated as an isolated problem—it is becoming an operational challenge. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/fraud-in-higher-ed-why-identity-verification-alone-isnt-enough) ![An image of an finger touching a button with the letters AI on it](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Artificial%20Intelligence%20Technology.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Enabling Technology,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/enabling-technology) [Best practices](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/best-practices) ### [Where Should AI Operate in Higher Education? A Practical Framework](https://blog.mutarainc.com/where-should-ai-operate-in-higher-education-a-practical-framework) Artificial intelligence is now central to strategic conversations across higher education. Institutions are experimenting with generative tools, predictive analytics, and new forms of automation across enrollment and student information systems. But the most important question is not, “What do these tools do?” [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/where-should-ai-operate-in-higher-education-a-practical-framework) ![An image of some books and a judge's gavel](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Court%20Case.png) [In the news,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) [2025](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/2025) ### [Why the DOJ’s Virginia Lawsuit Is a Wake-Up Call for Enrollment Leaders](https://blog.mutarainc.com/why-the-dojs-virginia-lawsuit-matters-to-enrollment-and-registrar-leaders) Today, [the **U.S. Department of Justice** filed suit against the **State of Virginia** over how the state provides tuition assistance](https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-justice-department-sues-virginia-over-in-state-tuition-migrants-2025-12-30/) to certain migrant students. While the case is narrowly focused, it raises a broader issue for colleges and universities: whether long-standing approaches to residency and tuition eligibility may now face greater federal scrutiny. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/why-the-dojs-virginia-lawsuit-matters-to-enrollment-and-registrar-leaders) ![A group of students reviewing materials together](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Students%20making%20decision.png) [Article,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/article) [In the news,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) [2025](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/2025) ### [How AI Is Shaping Student Enrollment Decisions in 2025](https://blog.mutarainc.com/how-ai-is-shaping-student-enrollment-decisions-in-2025) Artificial intelligence is changing the way students weigh their educational options. Many are looking more closely at programs that give them a reliable way into early-career roles. The 2025 enrollment patterns show a noticeable shift in student priorities where they are choosing programs that are clearer, more relevant, and faster to complete. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/how-ai-is-shaping-student-enrollment-decisions-in-2025) ![Image of students walking divergent paths.](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/20251112%20-%2003%20-%20Blog%20Article%20Image.png) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [In the news,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) [2025](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/2025) ### [What 2025 Fall Enrollment Trends Reveal About Access and Growth](https://blog.mutarainc.com/enrollment-realignment-where-growth-is-really-happening-in-2025) On Tuesday, the National Student Clearinghouse released its [Preliminary Fall 2025 Enrollment Trends Report](https://nscresearchcenter.org/prelim-fall-enrollment-trends/), representing roughly half of all higher education institutions nationwide. The report shows total undergraduate enrollment increasing by 2.4 percent, marking another year of steady, modest growth and suggesting that overall enrollment is stabilizing. Beneath that headline, however, the data reveals a meaningful shift in where and how students are enrolling. Learners are increasingly prioritizing flexibility, affordability, and speed to credential over institutional prestige. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/enrollment-realignment-where-growth-is-really-happening-in-2025) ![Image of a human hand touching a digital one](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/AI%20sistine%20chapel%20image.png) [Enabling Technology,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/enabling-technology) [Best practices,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/best-practices) [Article](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/article) ### [My AI Journey - What's Changed Since the 1990's](https://blog.mutarainc.com/actionable-ai-how-my-experience-in-the-90s-limited-my-vision) If you follow our blogs or attend our webinars, you may have noticed that we're been doing a lot with artificial intelligence recently to drive value out of the student onboarding and student compliance processes.  I'll have to admit that until recently, my experience with AI had been driven by my data warehousing role at PeopleSoft in the 1990's.  Here is how things have changed since then. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/actionable-ai-how-my-experience-in-the-90s-limited-my-vision) ![Image of the seal of the white house](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/info.mutarainc.comhubfsWhite%20House%20Logo-1.png) [News,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/news) [In the news](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) ### [DOE Presidential Action - Are we in for another FAFSA fiasco?](https://blog.mutarainc.com/doe-presidential-action-are-we-in-for-another-2024-fafsa-fiasco) Yesterday, President Trump issued ["Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities"](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/improving-education-outcomes-by-empowering-parents-states-and-communities/) which describes how the executive branch intends to move functions of the department of education elsewhere.  Many Financial Aid professionals still have PTSD as it relates to the rollout of the new FAFSA in 2023 (which contributed to a 9% decline in overall enrollment).  Are we on track for something similar in the next academic year? [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/doe-presidential-action-are-we-in-for-another-2024-fafsa-fiasco) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Efficiency%202.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [In the news](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) ### [The 4 DOGE-focused Initiatives your Institution should kick off today](https://blog.mutarainc.com/4-ways-mutara-customers-will-meet-fl-doge-requirements-0) With today's focus on compliance and government efficiency, we expect there to be a high level of scrutiny on financial aid processes and personnel costs at public higher education institutions.  As such, we have identified 4 efficiency initiatives that institutions can kick-off to be ready. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/4-ways-mutara-customers-will-meet-fl-doge-requirements-0) ![An image of a pair of scissors cutting a 100 dollar bill](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Cutting%20Costs.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [In the news](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) ### [4 ways Mutara helps its customers meet FL DOGE requirements](https://blog.mutarainc.com/4-ways-mutara-customers-will-meet-fl-doge-requirements) One of the impacts expected in the higher education industry as it relates to the Florida DOGE taskforce is a high level of scrutiny on any and all spending at public higher education institutions.  Anything that doesn't support DOGE goals will most likely get cut. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/4-ways-mutara-customers-will-meet-fl-doge-requirements) ![An impage showing the executive order issued by Ron Desantis on February 24, 2025](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/FL%20Doge%20Executive%20Order.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [In the news](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) ### [FL DOGE task force and its impact to higher education](https://blog.mutarainc.com/florida-doge-task-force-how-this-impacts-higher-education) On February 24, 2025, Florida Governor, Ron Desantis, issued an executive order establishing a Florida version of the DOGE task force.  As this is the first DOGE initiative specifically focused on education institutions, and because Mutara works closely with several institutions that fall under it's purview, I thought I'd provide my analysis. 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