Digital media can make a significant and indispensable contribution to quality and excellence in research and teaching when used correctly. Do they also provoke a paradigm shift in the relevant processes and organizational forms? One hundred and forty dedicated scientists and practitioners from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland address the technology-induced changes at universities and colleges in sixty contributions and evaluate their impact on quality: What benefits do digital media bring for optimizing not only the processes but also the outcomes of research and teaching? The mere use of digital media is certainly not a sufficient condition for excellence. However, can someone who ignores the potential of current technologies afford to forgo optimizing their use?.