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Developing Leaders

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After being accepted to IIT, Mendoza asked to be put in touch with current students or alumni who are Latina. “I An advisor] put me in touch with two very lovely individuals who spoke to me about their experiences, where they are now, and how the program helped shape them.” program, a graduate assistant position opened at IIT.

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Social intelligence isn't for social media managers

Campus Sonar

To support TV and movie projects [ universities and colleges ], the marketing or PR department hires an agency to gather social intelligence from consumers and fans [ students, alumni, and other stakeholders ]. Insights are delivered to the show runners and producers [ president and cabinet ].

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

As result, the liberal arts college has rolled out FlightPath to build a strong support network around each of its students by pairing them with a success coach, a faculty advisor, a career coach and an alumni mentor. .” Some see it as the same job but with a lot more hats to wear.

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Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. “Lori and I have carried this as far as we can,” Zemsky said.

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Increase College Enrollment With These 10 Creative and Effective Strategies

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Many higher education institutions already publish various content on YouTube and other platforms, but live streaming could support immediate interaction with potential students and alumni by showing schools’ events, lectures, and other creative content.

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Are you losing grad and adult enrollments at the last minute? Try these 4 strategies.

EAB

While many institutions follow a robust yield playbook for their undergraduate programs , I’ve found this isn’t always the case for graduate and adult education programs. Developing an effective yield strategy is just as important at the graduate level, if not more so. Try these 4 strategies.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

Program development and delivery can be another facet of these jobs. Higher education institutions are complex organizations that function because there are offices that handle matters from finance to athletics to classrooms to student life to alumni affairs.