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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education. 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.

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Rebuilding the Purpose of the GI Bill (Garrett Fitzgerald*)

Higher Education Inquirer

[This article is part of the Transparency-Accountability-Value series.] The landscape of military-connected students in higher education has been filled with turmoil for the last two decades. Bill, a well-earned and financially substantial benefit for student veterans since 1944, has been a lightning rod for this turmoil.

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Higher Ed Branding and Marketing: Part 2: To Whom Are You Marketing? One Size Fits All Doesn't Work

The Change Leader, Inc.

Krachenberg published the watershed article, Bringing the Concept of Marketing to Higher Education. Furthermore, they are very aware of when brands are trying to sell them on a product or service; they dont like the hard sell method. Some students may be military veterans who recently have been discharged.

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Can Cheating on Steroids in Colleges and Universities be Stopped?

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

articles, Wikipedia, YouTube) for a paper, project, homework or other assignments. The freshman legislator from NY -- who's already admitted to lying about his education and work experience -- crossed paths with Navy veteran Richard Osthoff in May 2016 and identified himself by one of his aliases, Anthony Devolder.

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Not Your Traditional Student: Changing Demographics on Campus

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

In our recent article, Your Typical College Student Has Changed—Why Haven’t College Policies , Kimberly Yavorski looks at these changing demographics at a deeper level, also presenting the argument that higher education policies, particularly around admissions , must evolve to meet the needs of today’s student body.

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Higher ed and the military must collaborate (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the military draft and the birth of America’s all-volunteer force, and the golden anniversary comes at a time when the future of the volunteer military has never been more uncertain. Meanwhile, Congress has set the annual salary for a new military enlistee at less than $26,000.

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Higher Education Inquirer - Untitled Article

Higher Education Inquirer

Department of Veterans Affairs and National Science Foundation. Healthy Minds Study This research database houses data collected as part of the Healthy Minds Study, an annual survey that asks college students about their mental health and their school environment, including campus safety, peer support and mental health services.