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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

William Craft — Concordia College Walking out of academia hand in hand with his wife, William “Bill” Craft will be leaving behind a nearly pitch-perfect presidency during which he led the Minnesota school’s largest fundraising effort, garnering more than $157 million—exceeding the target by $7 million eight months early.

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What does a data management platform actually do?

EAB

Edify serves as a data hub for all of the systems that higher ed already uses, from enrollment and fundraising CRMs to student success platforms. Many institutions have a staff member whose primary function is to complete such reports. EAB's data management platform, Edify , is built specifically for higher education.

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EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage

EAB

To support our partners in navigating both longstanding and emergent challenges, we pair rigorous research and deep knowledge of higher education with expert advisory services to holistically support each cabinet member as a functional leader and to serve the institutional leadership as a whole—we call this Strategic Advisory Services.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

The two most obvious, building on the skills that students are learning during their degree programs, are teaching positions and research positions. Colleges and universities also hire for research scientist roles, which are full-time staff positions. Program assessment is another responsibility of institutional research offices.

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A Beginner’s Guide to AI in Annual Giving

EAB

Users and researchers (including ChatGPT’s creators) are only just beginning to understand its full range of capabilities. You can use a tool like ChatGPT and provide it with your campaign plan (donor segments, fundraising goals, institution information, etc.) and it will draft the emails series within seconds.

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Why AI usage is now soaring among higher ed employees

University Business

Respondents were also highly optimistic about AI’s ability to create marketing materials, optimize course scheduling and align curricula to workforce needs.

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It’s time for wealthy colleges to share the wealth (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The competition for revenue and wealth began 130 years ago among elite colleges and universities that devised now-conventional practices such as annual alumni funds , national fundraising campaigns and aggressive endowment investing. Iler is assistant director of institutional research at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.