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Report Emphasizes the Importance of Professional Social Capital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Connections, networks and resources help people understand, access and navigate educational systems and the labor market. Stepping away from the traditional focus on completing an educational program or acquiring a credential, the report examines the importance and impact of professional social capital.

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Are institutions leveraging their alumni to their full potential? Here’s how they can

University Business

The skills students possess aren’t communicated well, and colleges’ in-house career services struggle to demand attention. Continuing education helps institutions move away from a one-time transactional approach with students into a model that incentivizes alumni to return and reskill whenever needed.

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Enrollment Strategies and the Evolving Expectations of Students in 2024

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

They expect educational offerings to be accessible, engaging, and relevant to their specific career aspirations. Additionally, the importance of career services and robust support systems in online learning environments cannot be overstated.

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4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024

EAB

As those students matriculate into our graduate and adult education programs, we will need resources in place to support them. Schools that highlight support services—including mental health resources and career services —in their recruitment outreach will gain an advantage, especially with younger applicants.

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How University of Arizona Global Campus’ Online Recruitment Ads Drain Its Finances (Jeremy Bauer-Wolf)

Higher Education Inquirer

He was inspired to publish his concerns about UAGC publicly after students enrolled in its programs began to reach out to him. They told him in emails and direct messages on social media that UAGC faculty in education programs couldnt guide them properly. Students were distressed. Cabrera remains unconvinced.

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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

Parchment

Quality student support services, access to career services, the experience of being on site again, has given many of them confidence to use prior learning assessment. to then continue after this short term non-credit program into a credit bearing certificate or degree program. We already do that too. So we folded.

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Survey Highlights What Matters Most to Adult Learners

EAB

Even more encouraging is that 26% of the respondents under the age of 26 relied on recruitment emails to learn more about graduate and adult education programs. And 75% of high school students said they want to hear from colleges via email. This is suggesting that future adult learners will also rely on emails more heavily.