A very interesting thought piece from one of NLR's esteemed members, Lev Gonick. Definitely worth reading.
http://blog.case.edu/lev.gonick/2008/12/14/top_10_it_trends_for_higher_education_in_2009
"Combined, economic blues, end-user fatigue, and a growing sense of collective vulnerability to the forces who would seek to harm us has the campus technology community facing its biggest set of challenges in 25 years."