Helix Education

APRIL 21, 2024

Aaron Basko This is a guest blog from Aaron Basko , vice president for enrollment management at Lynchburg Universit y. He has written previously for RNL about best financial practices for universities and has also written for The Chronicle of Higher Education among other publications. The news has not been good.

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EAB

MARCH 24, 2023

Blogs Why advancement employees leave (and how leaders can fix it) By Brad Shafer Recent turnover in higher ed is historic and expansive. Performance metrics such as the number of visits, asks, and closes are important, but they do not capture the full picture of an employee's value to the school.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation My friend and former colleague Kaitlin Dumont, now director of University Partners at Kaplan, introduced me to her friend Charlotte Wang. Charlotte is a lead learning facilitator in the Online MBA program at Boston University Questrom School of Business. Where Kaitlin is getting her MBA).

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HEPI

MARCH 8, 2024

We recorded the sessions in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland (but could not do so for technical / venue reasons in Wales). So anyone who wants to listen back to three of the four can do so – just take a look at our YouTube channel , which is gradually being populated with the information.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. Read on for what you need to know now and what actions to consider.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Image: Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. “This will result in both academic and administrative staff changes.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Liz Shutt, now Programme Director for the new Insights North East initiative at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities. Until recently Liz was Director of Policy for both the University of Lincoln and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership.

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WCET Frontiers

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Instead, the Department issued broad guidance on a wide range of “Third-Party Servicers”. Instead, the Department issued broad guidance on a wide range of “Third-Party Servicers”. Did you hear that loud noise last Wednesday? For those in the middle of the country, it was the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade.

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HEPI

AUGUST 31, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Alice Wilby , Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Access, Participation and Student Experience) at University College Birmingham. At University College Birmingham we have examples of students who have started with us at Level 1, having struggled at school, and progressed all the way to a masters.

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HEPI

JUNE 4, 2023

If you work in or with universities and colleges, it’s easy to take for granted their raison d’etre. However, as every student of J S Mill knows, engaging with ideas with which you do not instinctively agree is a good way to try to improve your thinking and the level of debate all round.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

What Just Happened? Understanding Recent AI Developments If you haven’t yet explored ChatGPT or another generative AI model, you may be wondering what the sudden hoopla ( obsession ?) Before we explore how AI is transforming higher ed marketing, though, let’s take stock of recent developments in the field. Scale: LLMs are massive.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

How many times a week do you miss an important email to the dreaded spam filter? At EAB, we test hundreds of marketing ideas every year—across billions of student emails and interactions—because we want to stay ahead of emerging practices and uncover opportunities for differentiation among our college and university partners.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The two also offer examples of schools that are doing a good job of managing logistics around delivering educational content as well as resources, from counseling to computers to things as basic as pencils and pens, to students behind bars. So when I wrote my blog post for EAB, I really wanted to be in that realm. Do we know?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Blog: Just Visiting The leap in capability between ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) and the recently released GPT-4 model from OpenAI is pretty astounding, particularly considering it has only been a handful of months since ChatGPT came into the wider world. For example, GPT-4 scores near the 90th percentile on the LSAT and the bar exam. They did not.

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EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

Blogs How to uncover hidden threats in past enrollment trends What most institutions miss As we approach the beginning of a new academic year, campus leaders are already taking stock of their undergraduate enrollments. How many of them end up enrolling in any college or university?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by John Raftery, Principal of John Raftery and Associates and former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Wolverhampton and London Metropolitan University. The cumulative effect of this is to move English universities assertively to a ‘marketised’, demand-led sector.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Perhaps you remember this exchange between Lisa and Homer Simpson from a 1991 episode of the animated sitcom. Lisa: Dad, do you know what Schadenfreude is? Lisa: Dad, do you know what Schadenfreude is? Homer: No, I don’t know what “shaden-frawde” is. Lisa: Sour grapes.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

But some colleges do not recognize these innovative, tech-enabled syllabi. Also, in bypassing the university’s website and learning management systems, some instructors feel vulnerable, even if they remain committed to providing students with barrier-free access to course information and materials.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I find it quite striking: the most successful unionization efforts have shifted from the traditional working class to the educated class. Labor activism has surged at universities since 2013, adding about 120 new faculty chapters. At tech firms rather than in warehousing. percent), leisure and hospitality (2.2

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 9, 2024

Dr. Drumm McNaughton discusses contemporary EdTech trends and predictions with Phil Hill, publisher of Phil on EdTech Blog and partner at MindWires LLC. Technology’s Role in Enabling Enrollment Growth Franklin University exemplifies how technology can be leveraged to enhance enrollment and streamline educational processes.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma In his autobiography, Mark Twain describes how he received word, out of the blue, that his favorite daughter had died. “I was standing in our dining-room thinking of nothing in particular, when a cablegram was put into my hand. It said, ‘Susy was peacefully released today.’”

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Things have changed—has your Annual Giving strategy? My colleagues recently shared hot takes influencing today’s annual giving , and as a new member of the team, I want to add what I’ve noticed on my own journey. From one advancement leader to the next, here are my thoughts on what’s changed.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 9, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Ask ChatGPT why you should read fiction and it will spout literature’s many benefits: entertainment, increased empathy, cognitive stimulation and learning about different cultures, historical events and social issues. Dick’s dystopian 1968 novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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Continuous Learning Institute

MAY 8, 2023

Having had three kids move from community college to a four-year university, I'd like to share my experience and insights as a parent who helped each child maneuver through the system and supported their progress. In the process, they had more time and exposure to college-level courses which gave them a clearer picture of what path to take.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 30, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma When I was young, I was transfixed by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Even today, his mummified corpse remains on display in a glass case in University College London’s student center. What you propose is without precedent and therefore dicey.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 8, 2022

Yet, we at The Change Leader believe that it’s imperative for this omission to be corrected – and it’s up to the board and the institution’s top leaders to ensure that this approach becomes ingrained into the fabric of the university. That’s where continuous improvement comes in.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Blog: Beyond Transfer The skills gap, that chasm between the needs of the labor market and the capabilities of the available workforce, is one of the most pressing threats to Michigan’s economy. What’s at Stake? The good news is that we know how to do better. And they follow through.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! Reading about Western Connecticut State University’s financial trammels and its president’s ouster provoked thought and questions. How much do people understand about higher education finance? No administration wants to cut programs and lay off employees, though maybe they need to do so.

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LSE Higher Education Blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

As university staff prepare to go on strike, is it time to take another look at UK HE’s growing reliance on fixed-term and teaching-only contracts? Andrew Jenkins and Alison Wolf explore the changing composition of the workforce in UK universities. In recent decades there has been enormous growth in higher education.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 7, 2023

Chatbots are helping higher ed find students who need help in a way that might prevent them from getting what they need. This ensures that student support professionals respond to students who need them instead of those who need a quick answer. However, few headlines highlight how machine learning and AI can benefit Higher Ed.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs What do enrollment leaders care most about in 2023? Each year, EAB surveys enrollment leaders at our partner institutions to learn what issues are top of mind for them. Review our poll results to find out. Top Topics and Trends Let’s start with a high-level snapshot of the survey results.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This blog has been kindly written by Dr Diana Beech, Chief Executive Officer of London Higher, the representative body for more than 40 universities and higher education colleges across the capital.

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Mistaken Goal

JULY 21, 2014

Below, I share some quotes from early-late 20th century sources that would be at home in an article, book, or blog post written in 2014. When do you think this was this written? After reading each quote, try to guess the year it was written before you continue reading. Of course, the broad threads of these worries are quite old.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This blog, by HEPI Director of Policy and Advocacy Rose Stephenson, is an adapted version of a speech delivered in January 2024. At the University of Bath, for example, there is a rule that students are not allowed into the lake without permission from the Security team. Student conduct rules can also be a bit obscure.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 14, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Much of the conversation swirling around academia this summer is about leaving academia. ” What might be the conditions that encourage and enable us to remain in academia for decades and decades? What are the factors that contributed to his academic longevity? Call it “the Great Stay.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

19 September · Episode 173 Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI 37 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton What does your institution need to improve to ensure you are providing the best ROI for students and in turn, financial stability for your institution? These reports are made publicly available.

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WCET Frontiers

MAY 24, 2023

We believe there are better paths to implementing and expanding protections than what is proposed. We will post two blog posts this week on these regulations. What changes are proposed?, Our predictions of what would happen if enacted, Our recommendations. What Was Proposed? Your voice matters. Last week, a U.S.

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