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What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

EAB

What was not expected, however, was their expansion of the third-party servicer definition. Most notably, the American Council on Education (ACE) penned a letter cosigned by heavy hitters in higher education: AAC&U , AACRAO , AASCU , APLU , UPCEA , and many regional accreditors.

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

WCET Frontiers

As higher education becomes increasingly competitive, institutions unable to appropriately invest in marketing for their programs, especially their online programs, may be placed at a disadvantage when competing with larger, better resourced institutions. Surprise by the Department of Education on the ‘Big Impact’.

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Institutional Accreditation is in Dire Need of Change: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 144 With Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton And Guest Ralph Wolff

The Change Leader, Inc.

The Chamber of Commerce is working on creating an alternative model to get employers to sidestep higher education. Accreditors are not held accountable for internal effectiveness because the Higher Education Act doesn’t fully allow the Department of Education to make any substantial judgments on the efficacy of accreditors.

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

WCET Frontiers

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. Consensus-building with campus stakeholders and employer stakeholders is critical to a mutual definition of what success looks like.

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What does a data management platform actually do?

EAB

In this blog post, we answer that question with examples of the transformative impact that a data management platform can have on higher education. EAB's data management platform, Edify , is built specifically for higher education. Read one EAB partner’s advice on improving your program review process 4.

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3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting

EAB

At the front end of the process, leaders must prioritize enterprise data domains for consideration and definition; at the end, they must work closely with campus to respond to new needs and initiate better data stewardship among those inputting and using enterprise data. If done right, the three tips above will free up staff capacity.

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

EAB

This is especially common in higher education, where many consumers’ jobs involve questioning assumptions. We often hear from institutions about uncertainty regarding the source, the methodology, the timeliness, and data definitions. This leads to skepticism of the end results. Here’s what we learned.