Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

These colleges and their certification advocates argue that certification not only readily equips students with the real-world skills to transition successfully to their first job post but also addresses many of the equity concerns colleges face by validating the idea that all forms of learning are valued, including forms of skilled labor.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blogs 5 areas for community college leaders to take stock in 2023 And resources to help sustain your post-pandemic momentum Now that community colleges have weathered the storm of the pandemic, it’s time to take a moment to recognize all you have accomplished, and then to begin to steer the transition from a “crisis” mindset to a sustainability one.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2023

As a leader in the academic and enrollment services space, our research highlights transfer policy gaps and spotlights successful practices that drive both institutional and learner success. AACRAO members manage institutional systems and have a lot of control over how complex or streamlined they will be.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

23 January · Episode 191 Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management 40 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Strategic enrollment management (SEM) as a solution for growing graduate school enrollment in declining markets (e.g., minority and STEM). Drumm: My pleasure.

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University Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I don’t think it does us any good to villainize these technologies, said Rebecca Sandidge, vice president for enrollment management at Oglethorpe University (Ga.). “If used appropriately, AI can do some of the things we pay college consultants to do.” The University of North Texas and Reynolds Community College (Va.)

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 18, 2024

Actionable takeaways for university, college, and community college leaders to improve student employability. Strategies for strengthening career counseling, transfer pathways, and the use of labor market data in program development.

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Student Employment Career Counseling Program Development Community College 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

While building a 15-year foundation in admissions and enrollment management, Williams found herself engaging with students long after they had enrolled, which naturally expanded to helping them successfully navigate campus. Both gave me so much gratification, connection and energy to come to work—it was phenomenal.

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eLiterate

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It turns out that only top-tier universities take advantage of the opportunity to recruit international students at a time when more of the world is looking for a US college degree. Community College international student sources, from IEE.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Drawing on its research and experience advising nearly 500 colleges and universities nationwide, Hanover Research has an inside line to higher ed and the major themes in which schools are entrenched. Half of all community college students struggle with picking classes around their job.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 28, 2023

As vice provost of student academic success and enrollment management at James Madison University in Virginia, Molina approaches student success from a curricular perspective, focusing on student learning experiences and how educators can best support their students. Q: What is your role at James Madison University?

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

The dashboards include templatized reports, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) based on EAB research and experience with hundreds of institutions so that partners need not start from scratch. Accelerators Strategic Enrollment Management Student enrollment is practically everyone’s job at an institution.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 18, 2025

Max shares insights into how higher ed leaders can improve marketing ROI , differentiate their programs, and shift from reactive recruitment to strategic, data-informed planning that supports sustainable enrollment growth. These changes arent just academictheyre essential to effective program promotion and growth.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2025

He oversees the initiatives research and institutional collaborations. The discussion highlights how faculty data is being applied on campuses to clarify priorities, improve communication, and guide change management efforts. That’s falling On faculty in many respects.

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Faculty Higher Education Marketing and Communication Services Government 52

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. It also noted a success rate of 36.4 percent, failed.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

In his latest podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton talks with two CEW professors who worked on the study, Research Professor of Education and Economics Dr. Zack Mabel and Associate Director of Editorial Policy and Senior Editor/Writer Kathryn Campbell.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2023

As a trained audiologist and speech pathologist, Shrivastav pictured himself in a clinical career, but after falling in love with research and teaching in his Ph.D. Q: How does managing student success as a provost differ from your focus on it in your prior role? program, he took on more work in graduate-level education.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Budget and Finance Management Marketing and Communication Services Enrollment Management Higher Education 52

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

APRIL 25, 2023

In past roles, mostly within Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management, I have led assessment efforts to enhance programming and services. I joined Student Affairs in the research and assessment world in June 2022 and have been busy learning as much as I can from colleagues from within my institution and beyond.

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EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

EAB research suggests that a lack of understanding, limited resources, and inadequate accountability mechanisms—all key elements of strong strategy—persist as barriers. However, EAB research suggests that this specific split may help to operationalize DEIJ initiatives, given the nature of strong accountability systems. Activities.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2018

We also see this occurring in Japan, where its government is planning to create world-class centers for basic research at regional universities, according to University World News. In some cases, faculty members especially those who are tenured — want to focus most of their time on their research interests.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Leaders like those in the academic services and enrollment management community are positioned to disrupt the status quo of relying on self-serving, self-fulfilling decision models, which handcuff institutions’ ability to see credit as currency and to change institutional equivalency practices.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 3, 2023

3 October · Episode 175 Building a Sustainable Higher Education Model: CSCU's Partnership for Workforce Readiness 34 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Learn how CSCU’s unification of its once-siloed community college is building a sustainable higher education model and helping improve retention and enrollment.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

EAB’s 2022 Enrollment Events Quick Poll, which tapped 47 enrollment leaders from a variety of institution types, found significant growth in the number of in-person events that colleges hosted this past year, with a notable decline in the number of virtual events. On-campus events with 100-499 attendees 124.2%

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They suggest that institutions may need to revisit and potentially revise their missions to reflect these changing expectations, underscoring the need for strong enrollment management leadership. Also, consulting with presidents to help them understand the context in enrollment management. 00:18:13] Drumm: Wow. [00:18:14]

Higher Education 52

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 3, 2017

Yet, just at a time when we need to be educating more Americans, we are continuing to see a drop in postsecondary enrollment figures. According to data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, declining college enrollment numbers are continuing for the fifth year in a row. Enrollment was down 3.7

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

For example, after learning that students were concerned about affordability, Illinois Tech partnered with the local community college system, the City Colleges of Chicago, to create an innovative program. So, we partnered with the local community college system, the City Colleges of Chicago.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Computers and Informational Technology Engineering 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 20, 2023

As the chief data and research officer, Brown oversees the foundation’s efforts in the areas of strategic planning, learning, impact, and effectiveness. She joined the foundation in 2011 with a strong performance measurement, research, and evaluation background. He understood their communities.

Higher Education 52

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EAB

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt out”. As the number of traditional-aged students continues to decline, community college leaders must focus on enrollment and recruitment strategies within their control. Source: EAB analysis of American Community Survey data.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, president of the Community College of Denver, who shares some of the solutions she was able to identify based on her unique understanding of higher ed. She started her education career in K-12 and moved to community college leadership. Dr. DeSanctis is unique.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

.” Crace joined Adriene Hobdy, director of leadership development and talent management at Montgomery County Community College (Penn.), “Those most likely to look for other employment are student-facing employees, those working in student affairs, enrollment management, and academic affairs,” she said.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Four "lineages" of student success best practice Lineage A: Student engagement The oldest school of thought emerged during the 1970s from the work of early student success researchers such as Vincent Tinto. These researchers pioneered and popularized the idea that retention is driven by “ student engagement.” Here’s what we learned.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 17, 2023

Tom, who served as our vice president of enrollment management from 2007 until 2014, recognized not only the importance of maintaining a beautiful campus year-round but, even more importantly, the importance of making a strong first impression with our visitors and potential students during initial campus visits.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 4, 2025

A good friend of mine , Russell Lowery-Hart, was the president at Amarillo College. He’s now the chancellor at the Austin community college district in the Austin community. And you know it’s one story that comes to mind, back about three years ago. And in one semester they had 99 of their students go home.

Education 52

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2023

These experiences and national research studies revealed that students who feel like they belong on campus are about 40% more likely to continue after their freshmen year. But toward the end, I realized that this research and stakeholder engagements uncovered many problems and solutions. I really enjoyed that work. Tell us more.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Symposium for 10 years and sought to extend the boundaries of the university community countywide. For the past 35-plus years, Parham has focused his research efforts in the area of psychological nigrescence and has authored numerous articles in the area. I left to go to community college and came back.

Student Affairs 52

Student Affairs Faculty Higher Education Consulting 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

These include enrollment management, student success, fundraising and endowment, infrastructure, technology, and facilities; and academic program relevance. She insisted that HBCUs need to do and present their own research and define and document their successes in their own terms. We’ve got to teach civics.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Strategic Responses and Adaptations In response to these pressures, colleges and universities have adopted various strategies. Some institutions, like Franklin University, successfully pivoted to online education and effectively managed articulation agreements with community colleges, showcasing a proactive approach to these challenges.

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