Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation We are always eager to hear new ways universities are creating affordable online programs at scale. Kelly and Betty agreed to answer our questions about this new program. Students can build a virtual community with peers while interacting with faculty and TAs in live sessions.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When it comes to bricks versus clicks, universities have tended over the past decade to invest many times the amount in buildings as in IT, preferring to focus on campus expansion. What difference might digital make to the learning journey if designed in from the outset rather than added as an afterthought?

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. To get the word out about an institution's services, leaders should consider targeted marketing and communication efforts.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes. Note: The views and opinions in the blog post are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

Blogs The Dos and Don’ts of Leveraging University Traditions in Your Annual Giving Strategy By Meredith Dobbins Think back to your time as an undergraduate student. What memories stand out most to you? In this blog, we’ll explore the dos and don’ts of leveraging your institution’s traditions in an annual giving program.

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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

This blog has been compiled by Sam Elkington, Jill Dickinson, and Sinéad Murphy (SRHE Conferences and Events Manager.) How do we encourage academic staff to think more intentionally about how they use different spaces in and through their practice?

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What we learned about the future of student success from 1,200 success leaders. Being able to see so many of you in person and have deep discussions about the theme of this year’s conference—building better student experiences for a new tomorrow—was a much-needed boost. Turnover among success staff.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders. What we can do about it. Most faculty and staff are not trained mental health providers, yet they often find themselves playing the role of first responders to students in distress. blog: everyone has a role to play in student mental health.

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HEPI

MARCH 22, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Dr Rachel Maxwell, Community Manager at Solutionpath. For the latest round of TEF submissions, this focus had changed to ‘relevant findings from learner analytics, for example about students’ active engagement with learning’. Generating evidence-informed answers to ‘what works?’

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EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Blogs The five topics independent school leaders were most curious about in the past year Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass scores of questions from independent school leaders to our AskEAB team. Faculty and staff professional development. Faculty morale, faculty recruitment, and faculty compensation.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

Blogs Are your admission practices helping or hurting the diversity of your incoming class? Part of the team worked to expand our recruitment pipelines and spread the word about our institution, while another team focused on yielding newly admitted students. high school profiles, CBO-affiliation, or national clearinghouse data ).

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

How to Build a Sustainable Model for Student Equity and Increase Student Success. Leslie Zenk, Assistant Provost, and Dr. Lisa Walker, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of University College, to learn more about how they audited their policies using EAB’s framework. What inspired you to do this?

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 18, 2022

Blog: Beyond Transfer The tumult of the pandemic, enrollment shakeups, concerns over tuition costs—all these factors have forced a significant shift in donor and alumni fundraising. Alumni and donors have more clarity on what is important to them. faculty, staff, active alums) to support the connection and conversations.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In this blog, I’ll focus on the first half of the process: laying the groundwork. When you set out to create or refine your diversity strategy , it’s important to be specific about who you are identifying as underrepresented for your particular campus. Four initial steps to take when launching a diversity enrollment strategy.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs Near-Term Strategies to Combat Transfer Decline As Fall 2023 classes shape up, many enrollment leaders once again face lagging transfer rates. I quickly discovered that it’s confusing and difficult to understand what courses count for different schools, especially when attending multiple community colleges.

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HEPI

JULY 21, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by GatenbySanderson , a people advisory firm which works with HE leaders. He talked about how becoming a manager ‘puzzled and challenged’ him in equal measure. They are charged with driving up academic productivity to meet sets of sometimes conflicting strategic KPIs.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Podcast How to Build a Sense of Belonging Among Black and Latino Men Episode 140. EAB’s Jarrell Anderson and Alexa Silverman explore proactive steps that colleges can take to help Black and Latino men build a stronger sense of connection with their campus community. February 28, 2023. Give these folks a listen and enjoy.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Blog: Beyond Transfer One year ago, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) partnered with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to launch the first cohort of the Transfer Student Success and Equity Intensive , a national effort to accelerate transfer reform at scale.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Look at a list of student success strategies, and almost certainly one word will be missing: The F word. Build belonging and academic confidence. Build belonging and academic confidence. But you wouldn’t know about the importance of faculty from the EAB student success playbook.

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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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EAB

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs 2023 in Review: A Momentous Year in Higher Ed 2023 was a year of big changes. As we reflect on the past 12 months, we’re sharing what was most popular with our readers this year—including you! These blogs helped you make sense of the shifting landscape: What do enrollment leaders care most about in 2023?

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EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

They disagree, however, about the most critical actions to invest in to drive progress on their campus. Develop inclusive faculty and staff policies Update budget processes Update procurement process Transform alumni and volunteer engagement Update campus safety policy and practices. -->. -->. --> Improve student success. -->. -->. -->.

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EAB

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Blogs How a VPEM Drove Progress Toward a Data-Informed Campus 5 Questions with Eric Sykes of Elmira College As a Strategic Leader with EAB’s Edify , I have the opportunity to work closely with our partners in furthering their data and analytics goals. What motivated you to look for ways to improve Elmira’s data culture?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Talk about a newspaper article that struck a nerve. Are senior administrators more concerned about placating students and parents than defending rigor? ” What striking in this case is how poorly NYU appears to have handled this matter. Read: “At N.Y.U., Who Was to Blame?”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 20, 2023

The panel explored what's possible with the technology and shared success stories. Smart technology was predicted by decades of utopian and dystopian science fiction, and Dr. Berman believes that we can appreciate AI's potential by penetrating the myths about it: "AI is actually an umbrella of technologies. Where can they get help?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 13, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The early 19th century witnessed the rise of a new life stage. Ohio State maintains that college enhances multicultural awareness, builds leadership skills, and promotes mental and physical well-being. But what do undergraduates truly take away from college? What, we might ask, do these studies tell us?

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This shift requires investments in new advisors and training for students and staff. Major maps help students think about career outcomes within their academic experience, despite the fact more traditional career advising is often siloed from the academic advising experience. 7 things higher ed leaders should know about HEERF III.

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