Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid. Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education.

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EAB

MAY 5, 2023

The Eight Dimensions of Wellness, developed by Dr. Peggy Swarbrick at Rutgers University and embraced by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is a strengths-based model to promote mental health and wellbeing. By combining these concepts, we can align our programs and services to support wellbeing more effectively.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 11, 2023

He has also held several academic and administrative leadership and faculty roles, which include associate provost/assistant vice president, Academic Programs at Brooklyn College; and associate Dean, School of Arts and Humanities, and chair, Department of English at Lehman College. I need the bursar, so I’ll go find the bursar.

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University Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

” Consequently, colleges and universities still reeling from the FAFSA revamp are upgrading systemwide student information systems that can analyze how well students fare after receiving a credential. Boston University postponed its tuition due date after students reported delays with accessing their financial aid information.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, most first-gen students don’t know they can petition the academic standards committee for an extenuating circumstance to have an administrative drop from their course when they can. These should not be done as part of the regular campus tours, as students need this provided to them in extra information sessions.

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