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Addressing Failures of Implementation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

digital transfer conversation with the inception of SPEEDE (Standardization of Postsecondary Education Electronic Data Exchange) in the 1970s. Most institutions accept some third-party serviced electronic documents, but the majority consume that digital delivery in an analog fashion. AACRAO began leading the U.S.

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A Fresh Admission Strategy to Hit Goals

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Recent admission seasons have been lackluster for many higher education institutions. It’s no wonder that Admissions teams seek proven yet adaptable strategies to boost student enrollment, especially as the downward trend has impacted schools. Moreover, the nature of admissions work is time-consuming.

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Report: Colleges face disincentives to improving transfer

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” “The strength of transfer is really grounded in the structures that are in place within four-year institutions and community colleges and whether or not we are benefiting from the transfer pipeline and the transfer processes,” she said. And that’s a false narrative.”

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Affordability Disconnects

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Transition point: Students seek to efficiently submit evidence of the quality of their previous work and learning experiences (e.g., Implement a Suite of Credit Mobility Technologies: Nationwide, several states, systems and institutions are making advances in building intentional connectivity and interoperability.

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Mentors should be gate openers, not gatekeepers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The thought that something so trivial as a thank-you note could prevent one of our students from being considered for admission or funding opportunities is inexcusable and burdens our scholars with one more rule to follow. I don’t remember whether I received a physical or electronic thank-you note.

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Two ed-tech companies team up with hopes to improve transfer

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Meanwhile, fewer than a quarter of colleges and universities share transcripts with each other electronically, according to a 2021 report by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Government Accountability Office found in a 2017 report.

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How to Create a Credit Mobility Culture

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Marc Booker, Vice Provost of Strategy for the University of Phoenix joins us to discuss how institutions can adopt a culture of credit mobility by incorporating credit-for-prior-learning (CPL) and prior learning assessments (PLA) during the admissions process. And so institutions don’t, how do you factor that in?