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MIT and Harvard lift U.S. universities past U.K. in world rankings

University Business

Schools earning one top spot were Notre Dame (Theology, Divinity and Religion), University of Michigan (Dentistry), University of Texas (Petroleum Engineering), New York University (Philosophy) and Colorado School of Mines (Mineral and Mining Engineering). higher education programs made the top 10. In total, 256 U.S.

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The Best Place to Start: Improving the Student Experience

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Attract and Retain the Right Students for Your Institution Choosing a higher education program is often a defining moment in a person’s life. Key performance indicators (KPIs), such as cost per lead, application melt, enrollment numbers, student retention rates , and satisfaction scores, are a gold mine.

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1100 Colleges and the Republic’s March to Madness

Higher Ed Connects: News

When the only reason a higher education program is not illegal is because it accomplishes a purpose unrelated to education, the idea that the program is at least out of sync, if not out of compliance, with one’s university charter seems worth considering. Higher education’s exploitation-is-ok message must end.

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Characteristics of Adult Learners and How to Engage Them

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

As a former nontraditional learner, I speak from experience, though the experience of adult learners today is far different from mine just over a decade ago. In fact, according to LinkedIn, between January and May 2020, the number of members searching for an online education program nearly doubled.

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The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 2: The Challenges of Higher Education Leadership

The Change Leader, Inc.

Operating in a Divisive Atmosphere As we mentioned in previous blogs and newsletters, higher education is in a stressful situation, which is driven in large part by decisions made by national and state policymakers. Some of the budgetary vises are based on outside forces. The Golden Rule is still as valid today as it was previously.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Mine data to get a clear picture of where your current students stand on math. Over the same time, data analytics tools and enterprise-level student success software have become powerful and ubiquitous. The math shark could already be here, and we just don’t know it yet. We lost many of our traditional math measurements during the pandemic.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Mine data to get a clear picture of where your current students stand on math. Over the same time, data analytics tools and enterprise-level student success software have become powerful and ubiquitous. The math shark could already be here, and we just don’t know it yet. We lost many of our traditional math measurements during the pandemic.

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