Great College Advice

JULY 5, 2023

Student to Faculty Ratios and Educational Quality When a client asked me the other day about the importance of student to faculty ratios, I got to thinking about other supposed indicators of educational quality. And they do not necessarily bear any relationship to the quality of the education being delivered.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2023

Provosts could make better decisions if they had better data on faculty research, career interests of prospective students, and research funding trends. Faculty could be freed from the burdens of populating personnel files and reports. I see it in the more elevated role of institutional research.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

In a new briefing, Excelencia in Education, a Latino student success organization, isolates the challenges that HSIs are experiencing and the strategies that they are using to get this critical money. Institutional research teams must be brought into the process early in order to integrate data in proposals, she noted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Faculty from the College of Engineering and College of Sciences play an essential role. Faculty do it as part of their research and part of their service to the university and to the state.” Sanders says CEED makes sure that Virginia Tech undergraduates are exposed to graduate education. Dr. Tremayne O.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. All too often, however, the question of how to capture these data and use them to positively affect the institution remains.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But aside from being an effective tool, the advent of the revolutionary technology can help institutions thrive in a changing landscape and improve their commitment to student equity, according to a new report from Complete College America. One popular way of gauging community members is through surveys.

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Robert Kelchen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Here, I will start by giving a shout-out to the new Wall Street Journal rankings , which were reconstituted this year after moving away from a partnership with Times Higher Education. If colleges did not provide data, then U.S. News used IPEDS data. News were assessed on fall 2021 data reported to the IPEDS Human Resources survey.

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Dr. Al Solano

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The rest of the faculty feel like the Black students are the Black faculty and staff's responsibility and that has to stop. Black students are everyone's responsibility, not just the Black faculty and staff.". Learn more about the RP Group services to support your institution. Join the RP Group listserv and newsletter.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Roughly 20 percent of students enrolled in higher education have reported having a disability, according to the most recent federal data. Department of Education does not require students to disclose their specific disability, but in order for a student to receive academic accommodations they must disclose in an accommodation request.

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 5, 2023

EQUIS is a prestigious and rigorous accreditation system that assesses the quality of management education offered by higher education institutions. In this blog, we will explore the benefits and process of EQUIS accreditation for European higher education institutions. What is EQUIS accreditation?

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Via's

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Because ours is a small office, I need to have tools that make me nimble and that are supportive of data collection and making things easy and straightforward, not only for me but for our students and faculty.”. If you want a true education abroad partner, turn to Via. That’s been significantly helpful.”. CONTACT US.

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

This post is all about HEC - let’s explore its doings, step-by-step process, the committee involved in accreditation, and how institutions like yours should prepare to attain a good grade. What is the Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain? What is the Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain?

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Robert Kelchen

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is World Series time, so why not devote a blog post to one of the most fascinating inside baseball conversations within higher education? The Carnegie classifications have served for decades as perhaps the most prominent way to group colleges into buckets of reasonably similar institutions. Some colleges appear to already do this.

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EAB

JANUARY 10, 2023

Office Hours : EAB’s in-house podcast features compelling conversations with higher ed leaders in enrollment, institutional research, and financial aid, as well as discussions with EAB’s deep bench of experts. Gain expert peer advice about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, admissions strategies, and online education.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Data is integral to higher education. As colleges and universities continue to develop into ultra-intelligent institutions , data will be a requisite for navigating change and improving student learning experiences. Racial disparities in education outcomes are a prominent example.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 4, 2023

As universities “ascend” from one Carnegie Foundation classification to another, alarm bells often go off—particularly among those who study higher education. Towson is a comprehensive regional public university serving the greater Baltimore region, certified by Carnegie for being a community-engaged institution.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

The three share tips on collecting and using data to convince faculty and senior leaders to become enthusiastic partners in the effort. That is a very long title to say basically our office is responsible for institutional research, institutional assessment, as well as some components of academic technology. Learn more.

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Dr. Al Solano

AUGUST 6, 2022

After more than two decades of coaching, keynoting, presenting, and conducting trainings, these high frequency asked culture-related questions from college educators have risen to the top. For example, I’ve found that English departments were far more ready to embrace developmental education reform than most math departments.

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Higher Ed Connects: News

AUGUST 28, 2019

students who are no longer are attracted to faculty careers are still interested in working in higher education. They are drawn to the teaching and learning mission of the institution, its organizational values, and the opportunity to collaborate with smart people. Colleges and universities are great places to work.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2023

Determined to leverage these tools in higher education, the University of North Texas and Reynolds Community College (Va.) are building a culture of faculty and administrators equipped to leverage AI-powered predictive analytics and data visualization products to strategize more effective enrollment tactics.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This first post offers a detailed reflection on the 2024 Assessment Institute and the conversations shaping the field. The 2024 Assessment Institute, held from October 27 to 29, brought together a community of higher education professionals dedicated to advancing student success through thoughtful and data-driven practices.

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Edu Alliance Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Don Hossler, a Senior Scholar at the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice in the Rossier School of Education, at the University of Southern California. Hossler also holds the rank of Distinguished Provost Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Indiana University.

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Dr. Al Solano

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For example, some university researchers have convinced themselves (and policy makers too) that counting words on college documents and websites is an effective methodology to make assumptions about practice. A recent research paper analyzed community college institutional research office mission statements.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Faculty and staff can’t access trustworthy data. In our survey, nearly half of respondents reported that their faculty and staff cannot easily access reliable data. “ __ on my campus cannot easily access reliable data.”. How does Institutional Research (or Institutional Effectiveness) interact with your institution’s Cabinet?

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more.

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Collegis Education Data Management

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Faculty and administration sign off on the change and off they go, rebranding their adverts and course catalog. Often, these are folks like the registrar or the head of institutional research who have complicated jobs and little extra time. Meanwhile, no one has thought to update their web forms.

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EAB

OCTOBER 14, 2022

As illustrated in the bar chart below, the last two decades have been characterized by a few distinct challenges: growth in online education , a rapidly evolving competitive landscape , economic recessions, and of course, a global pandemic. Faculty and Resources. WHY WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT GRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS.

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Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

MARCH 15, 2019

by Kristen Lee You jump from one meeting to the next—strategic planning, curricular committee, program decisions, faculty evaluations, and so forth—only for you to have the “A” word crop up on your radar as the next meeting you must attend. Pros Cons Custom fit for your institution. Faculty engagement and involvement.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

What benefits do staff, faculty, and students gain from better data management? In this blog post, we answer that question with examples of the transformative impact that a data management platform can have on higher education. EAB's data management platform, Edify , is built specifically for higher education.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Blogs EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage The challenges facing higher education have become increasingly complex and interconnected over the past 15 years and in many cases require the collective action of multiple cabinet leaders and divisions to make progress.

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Edu Alliance Journal

JANUARY 25, 2022

January 25, 2022, by Don Hossler Philip Kotler, considered by many higher education professionals to be the Godfather of modern university admissions marketing, urged professionals in the field to consider the 4P’s when putting together a recruitment marketing plan. The 4P’s stand for: Product Place Price Promotion.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I was also doing a graduate assistantship with a faculty member. She was able to work in educational and government settings where she felt like she was making an impact and learning skills like coding, programming, and strategic planning which she knew she would need in any future leadership role.

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Parchment

OCTOBER 8, 2024

I think what these new data show us is very consistent with what we’ve seen before from other data sources that these programs continue when you look on a national basis and in most states, they continue to sort of perpetuate existing inequities in the education system. They’re underrepresented in dual enrollment.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Faculty and administrators are using AI professionally and personally at over double the rate from last year, and 93% expect to use it more over the next two years, asserts a new report from Ellucian. The higher education technology solutions provider surveyed 445 faculty and administrators from more than 330 institutions across the U.S.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In essence, we first learn that in statistical analysis, if data does not check these boxes, it may be “bad data.” We know this well as assessment professionals in higher education. Faculty and colleagues ask, “Is this data statistically significant? Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs. Anderson, G.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2023

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs. What’s the benchmarking? Who are they?

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

MAY 24, 2024

(she, her, hers / they, them, theirs) Former Assessment Professional, Full-time Doctoral Student Howard University Also serves as: Past faculty for ACPA’s Assessment Institute, co-author of chapter in Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education Tell me about your journey into student affairs assessment. How did you get here?

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