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Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Here’s how to navigate the ongoing confidence crisis.

EAB

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Blogs Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Moreover, younger generations are increasingly questioning the value of a traditional college degree. Rather than moving from high school to college, students are finding different avenues to create a career without acquiring large student debt.

Retention

Retention Program Review Higher Education Allocate

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words.

Arts And Sciences

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Assessing online courses—OSCQR rubric

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Assessing online courses—OSCQR rubric August 9, 2023 George Rus Assistant Dean for Online Education, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Deans Department Higher Education

Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Blogs Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do The first two decades of the 21st century have already witnessed several major disruptions with significant economic impacts, from three recessions to the pandemic to today’s hiring crisis.

Guidance

Guidance Program Review Organization Institution

Navigating Institutional Accreditation: How to Get it and Keep it: Helping colleges and universities navigate the accreditation process successfully

The Change Leader, Inc.

JUNE 15, 2023

Institutional accreditation is a quality assurance process that provides colleges and universities access to critical resources once attained: federal financial aid, the ability to transfer and accept student transcripts and credits, and the increased likelihood of degree acceptance from employers and other higher ed institutions.

Institution

Institution College University Organization

Reduce long-term cost growth to rightsize your university

EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Blogs Reduce long-term cost growth to rightsize your university Higher ed's budget woes are becoming harder to ignore. The cost of running a college spiked 5.2% from FY21 to FY22, a 10.1% increase since FY19. Capital renewal costs also broke records , coming in at $133 per gross square foot in FY22.

University

University Higher Education Administration Technology

Navigating Privacy Controls with Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

EAB

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Blogs Navigating Privacy Controls with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) By Adnan Sosic Adnan Sosic serves as the Director of Marketing Analytics in EAB’s Agency team, focused on helping colleges and universities design audience centric and action oriented.edu content strategy.

Retention

Retention Empower Engineering Model

Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom

WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Today, we conclude the WCET blog series on microcredentials which set out to address the inception, implementation, and evaluation of microcredentialing approaches across the higher education industry. Overview and Introduction. As professionally trained and former instructional designers, we begin by defining what success looks like.

Community College

Community College Retention Recruitment Provost

Shopping in the Freezer

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean You know how sometimes you forget about food that has been in the freezer for a while? I was surprised at how many responses amounted to shopping in the freezer; they were requests for data that most colleges already, and routinely, collect. It can be revealing in useful ways.

Community College

Community College Deans Degree Department

Regular and Substantive Interaction Update: Where Do We Go from Here?

WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Along with that blog post , we wrote a letter to the Department requesting guidance on the application of regular and substantive interaction to the definition of distance education in 34 CFR 600.2. In a WCET Frontiers blog post , SUNY Online announced the release of the Online Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR) 4.0

Guidance

Guidance Department Policy Department Of Education

OPM and Third-Party Servicers Update; Your Turn to Inform the Department of Ed

WCET Frontiers

MARCH 14, 2023

Also, our previous research shows that the price at public institutions is often set by their boards without reflection on the cost to build and offer the program. If there is a change, colleges and universities will need time to transition to a new model.

Department

Department Guidance Department Of Education Advise

3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting

EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Blogs 3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting How to save time and move your data strategy from disparate to deliberate Community College IR and IE offices spend weeks (if not months) each year on IPEDS and other compliance reports.

Community College

Community College College Empower Leadership

What does a data management platform actually do?

EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Blogs What does a data management platform actually do? 5 ways a data management platform can benefit your college To anyone who doesn’t work with raw data directly, data management might seem esoteric. Read one EAB partner’s advice on improving your program review process 4. What is a data management platform?

Retention

Retention Department Achievement Program Review

Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

EAB

MAY 25, 2023

Blogs Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips A Q&A with Dr. Louis Slimak, Associate Provost at West Virginia University In today’s fast-changing environment, program review is an increasingly critical area of focus and the first step in delivering a portfolio that meets the institution’s goals and students’ needs.

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How to lead change when the change requires buying a new technology

EAB

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Blogs How to lead change when the change requires buying a new technology A step-by-step guide for change champions Leading change in any context is hard. The good news is that it’s possible—and often the right move for today’s colleges and universities. LEARN MORE Ready to dive in?

Technology

Technology Leadership Program Review Faculty

4 reasons your team won’t use data—even if they want to

EAB

MAY 1, 2023

Blogs 4 reasons your team won't use data—even if they want to Part two of a two-part series on data adoption Has this ever happened to you? This blog series will explore several of the most common problems with data end-user adoption and offer potential solutions. Use the form below to speak to an expert. Here’s what we learned.

Retention

Retention Technology Department Equity

Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

On this episode from the Weekly Wisdom podcast series, we spoke Dr. Charles Welch , President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). If not for that institution, many students in that part of the state aren't going to have a chance to go to college. And I said, ‘No, no, no, no.

Institution

Institution Arts And Sciences Leadership Higher Education

Addressing the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: The Challenges in Public Perception and Exploring Solutions to Ensure Sustainability

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 20, 2023

Coupled with this, the college-age generation is far more “debt adverse” than previous generations, and, despite the evidence which shows that a college degree results in significantly more income over a lifetime, they question the cost of a degree and that it outweighs its benefits.

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Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Here’s how to navigate the ongoing confidence crisis.

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

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Assessing online courses—OSCQR rubric

Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

Navigating Institutional Accreditation: How to Get it and Keep it: Helping colleges and universities navigate the accreditation process successfully

Reduce long-term cost growth to rightsize your university

Navigating Privacy Controls with Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom

Shopping in the Freezer

Regular and Substantive Interaction Update: Where Do We Go from Here?

OPM and Third-Party Servicers Update; Your Turn to Inform the Department of Ed

3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting

What does a data management platform actually do?

Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

How to lead change when the change requires buying a new technology

4 reasons your team won’t use data—even if they want to

Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

Addressing the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: The Challenges in Public Perception and Exploring Solutions to Ensure Sustainability

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