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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"I am deeply honored to be named the next president of Boston College, a university that I love and have served for the past 22 years," said Butler, who will take the helm of a Carnegie Institute Research 1 university with nine schools and colleges, drawing students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

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Why AI usage is now soaring among higher ed employees

University Business

Furthermore, executive leaders were the most optimistic of all professionals when asked about AI’s benefits.

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Making Sense of Changes to the U.S. News Rankings Methodology

Robert Kelchen

Fully seventy percent of these rankings are tied to metrics of social mobility, with a massive survey of students and alumni (20%) and diversity metrics (10%) making up the remainder. Check them out if you haven’t already. I also like Money magazine’s rankings , which are focused on social mobility.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We also developed a social network that by the time they graduate they engage with alumni and the community, who can offer a level of support, mentorship and sponsorship that will be essential for them to be successful.”

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Class Size and Student-to-Faculty Ratios: What the Statistics Don’t Tell You

Great College Advice

An article a few years back from the alumni magazine of my alma mater, Dartmouth College, points out that the real, untold story is how the mania to protect the “average class size” statistic is shutting students out of popular courses. But these figures do exist on campus, and they exist in the office of institutional research.

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Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus

EAB

The Advancement Accelerator houses advancement-related data, enabling leaders to identify opportunities to reach more prospects, retain current donors, and expand their advancement efforts to inform their strategy.

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A Beginner’s Guide to AI in Annual Giving

EAB

Student Affairs, Finance, Institutional Research, Schools and Colleges, etc.) Are your gift officers consistently inputting visit notes, likes and dislikes of donors, conversations about campus with prospects, the feelings of alumni and donors about situations on campus? Consider both internal departments (ie.