Deans for Impact

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

“Mr. Steven! Am I going to see you tomorrow?”. “Not tomorrow, but Wednesday!”. “And, what about Thursday?”. “Yup, I’ll see you Thursday, too.”. As the young girl rounds the corner to her next activity with a gleeful “yayyyy,” Steven turns back to me, chuckling, “sorry about that, where were we?”. Truth is, I lost where we were. All that mattered in that moment was the pure joy that little girl had in knowing that in just two days time, she would once again get to work with Mr.

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The Academic Designer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Enter to win an award in the 2022 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest!

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

15% of students have waited on the phone for at least an hour to speak with someone in a nonacademic campus office; 10% have physically waited for help in an office for at least an hour. Image: What is the future of higher ed? What is the future of work in the U.S.? What is the future of work within higher ed? College and university officials are grappling with big questions like these, “trying to figure out what our new reality looks like,” says Jay Stephens, vice president for huma

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MindMax

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In today’s digital world, people expect highly personalized experiences from brands across all industries. Colleges and universities must be prepared to keep up with this trend to maintain their spot in an increasingly competitive market. There are many ways to personalize content in higher education marketing, but one of our go-to strategies here at MindMax is leveraging dynamic content.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

This is a sort of a lull for Higher Ed Data Stories. It's summer, for one, and the data release cycles have not yet geared up. So instead, I want to write about the ten things that would make it easier to produce HEDS on those occasions when there is good data to work with. You know I use Tableau to create the data visualizations you find here. It's been a tool that has changed my career: The value of being able to answer questions with a click (especially when you're in a room with someone up t

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Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus. In a competitive and fast-changing labor market, employers increasingly expect their entry-level talent to join their workforce already equipped with job-relevant skills and hands-on experience. At the same time, university-age students and their parents are thinking more critically about the ROI of traditional three and four-year degree programs: most notably, whether they will secure a job after graduation.

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The Academic Designer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Informational interviews can help you get from PhD to Life. Meet career coach Dr. Jen Polk who joins me to talk about info interviews and networking.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Image: Active learning, or instructional methods that actively engage students in their own learning, is on the rise. So, too, are physical spaces dedicated to this kind of teaching. These are positive developments from the perspective of groups such as the Association of American Universities and the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which promote high-impact practices that increase student engagement and deep learning.

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MindMax

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Are you considering working with an enrollment management partner to grow enrollments at your college or university? If you’re like many of the schools we partner with, you may initially feel apprehensive about seeking third-party support. Could an outside company ever possibly understand the nuances of your school’s mission , programs, and prospective students well enough to deliver meaningful results?

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Cisco blogs - Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Victoria University (VU) has established a reputation for embracing innovation and technology in pursuit of enhancing the student and campus experience. VU’s decision to adopt the Block Model – where students learn subjects in intensive bursts – is a notable example of VU’s willingness to think creatively about long-standing challenges in education.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In the May 2022 annual report, Some College, No Credential Student Outcomes , the National Clearinghouse noted that there are 39 million Americans who have some college, but no degree. While identifying, reenrolling, and supporting these students—who often come from low-income, underrepresented, and underserved populations—is a critical social initiative, a growing number of institutions recognize the practical advantages: In the wake of the demographic cliff, reenrolling degree-seeking students

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Dr. Josie Ahlquist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

If there is anything constant in social media — it is the rise and fall of platforms. You may have tried one of these in the last decade. Peach, Clubhouse, Meerkat, Vine, Ello. I could go on. I try to be pretty particular when I bring an app to the attention of my clients and digital community. I’m not saying I’m a futurist, more like a digital explorer, but I was shining the light early on about.

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The Academic Designer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Toyin Alli, PhD helps student succeed in grad school at The Academic Society LLC. She's a math lecturer who helps students survive grad school! We talk about her book, YouTube, and more.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Image: After a two-plus-year pause, Johns Hopkins University is moving ahead with plans to establish a private, armed police force. This week it released a draft of its memorandum of understanding with the Baltimore Police Department, laying out the framework for their division of duties. The two police departments will share the authority to patrol the “campus area,” which includes any buildings owned, operated, leased or controlled by Hopkins within the three Baltimore campuses: th

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WENR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Rachel Peric, executive director of Welcoming America, reflects some of her insights on how to build welcoming community in an interview with WENR. The post Fostering a Welcoming Community: A Q&A with Rachel Peric, Executive Director, Welcoming America appeared first on WENR.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Criteria on career outcomes, drop-out rates and degree attainment unveiled for system of sanctions Universities will face sanctions if not enough students go on to graduate-level jobs within 15 months, if too many drop out or fail to earn degrees, England’s higher education regulator has warned. The Office for Students published its new tests of “low quality” subjects that could see large fines or deregistration imposed on universities where fewer than 60% of graduates in a university’s subject

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment. A Playbook for Transforming College-to-Career. bridget. Thu, 09/08/2022 - 06:00. Image. College to Career. Equity. University Culture. Career preparation is a core objective of a university education. For many students, it's also the primary goal. According to Strada Education Network's Institute for the Future of Work , 85% of freshmen say that their main priority for attending college is getting a good job.

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

At Arizona State University Online, student success coaches cultivate deep relationships with students as individuals, get to know their unique life experiences and challenges, and leverage data to better understand the multitude of factors that can impact retention. We spoke with Nicolette Miller, senior director of student success initiatives, about her team’s student-centered approach and what institutions should be doing to help students reach the finish line of their education.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 23, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Many students don’t pay much attention in class. They come to class, but most of the time, only their bodies are present. When they study, that demanding task occurs as they attend to a host of other, often more engaging mental activities.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Image: Tenured and tenure-track faculty members at Eastern Michigan University went on strike indefinitely Wednesday over stalled negotiations for a new contract. Scores of professors spent much of the day on a campus picket line, while the university directed students to attend classes and wait 15 minutes to see if an instructor showed up. Many professors did not, following a 91 percent faculty vote in favor of striking Tuesday.

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Alabama’s Wallace State Community College placed an instructor on leave after she posted on Facebook that “the Nazis. got some things right.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

How to Use Your Higher Education Data to Boost Enrollments. Higher education analytics are an essential aspect of enrollment marketing. University marketers can leverage data discoveries to make more informed decisions on a day-to-day basis. On a foundational level, university marketing departments collect vast amounts of data, including website visitors’ behavior (time on site, number of page views, etc.), but data points may not give enough context to inform decisions.

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Kortext University Leaders' Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

When I received the email that confirmed my place at university despite less than impressive grades (I literally have two whole A Levels), I couldn’t help but wonder whether my space was awarded on merit or the fact that I ticked the box that said ‘Mixed Black Caribbean’. . Although we’re living in a more progressive society, racial discrimination and inequality can be felt by people of colour in the UK to this very day, emphasising the importance of honouring Black History Month. .

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eLiterate

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I had a conversation with a friend last night about the counter-intuitive challenges of working with AI/ML and the implications for using them in EdTech. I decided it might be useful to share my thinking more broadly in a blog post. Essentially, I see three stages in working with artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). I call them the miracle, the grind, and the wall.

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PeopleAdmin

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Why PeopleAdmin? Robin Borough, Director of Talent Acquisition at Chapman University , is a long-time PeopleAdmin customer. Hear from her about why Chapman chose and loves to work with PeopleAdmin’s HigherEd platform (including Applicant Tracking System ). Robin also shares some of her favorite features and a few tips for fellow PeopleAdmin users.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Image: A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus leaders struggle to hire a full-time faculty member to keep it afloat. Administrators say the lure of better-paying industry jobs coupled with the high cost of living in Flagstaff, Ariz., an increasingly popular tourist destination near the Grand Canyon, has repeatedly scared off faculty candidates for this position and others.

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Should academic journals appoint themselves social justice gatekeepers?

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Gray Associates

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Labor market data shows plenty of jobs for our August Program of the Month, but less than half of the jobs require a degree. If you are planning to offer this program, make sure you weigh the pros and cons. The post August Higher Education Demand Trends: Results Through July 2022 appeared first on Gray Associates | Program Evaluation.

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Caylor Solutions

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Looking to level up your content marketing skills? Listen in to our conversation with Jay Baer. The post The Key to Successful Content Marketing appeared first on Caylor Solutions.

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WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Overview and Introduction. 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. We learned that there is a wide range of reasons for an institution to begin a microcredential initiative, an even broader spectrum of microcredential terminology, and yet two primary outcomes: “to improve student recruitment and retention” and “to align learning with sh

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Campus Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Swiss-based automation technology company ABB announced recently that robotics and automation training are lagging behind increased global demand, according to two surveys it conducted this year on supply chain and education.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation What do universities mean when they talk about “online education”? This is a question that Marc T. Austin , associate provost and dean of Augusta University Online , wanted to figure out. So, he did some quick research. This Q&A with Marc is about what he found. Q: What was the research question you wanted to answer, and what made you want to answer it?

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PeopleAdmin

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

HigherEd can look to community colleges for innovation inspiration. Community colleges are facing many of the same challenges as four-year colleges and universities. In our recent webinar, “Community Colleges as Centers of Innovation: Shaping the Future of HigherEd,” we checked in with community college technology, change management, and innovation leaders to discuss their top tips and best practices for tackling the greatest HigherEd challenges of today.

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Helix Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Godfrey Gibbison , Dean of Extended Learning and Global Programs, California State University San Marcos. Godfrey and I struck up a conversation about how he has brought together academic and enrollment stakeholders to work on marketing, recruitment and enrollment of adult, graduate, professional, and online students.

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ACPA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We had a role open on our Directorate for the Publications Coordinator role. Job Responsibilities. Coordinate the MRN blog, including meet the directorate board post (typically done in July or August), content writing, soliciting volunteer writers, etc. Create a pre-convention blog post (typically done in February) and a post-convention blog post (typically done in April).

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FIRE

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Reported infighting between VMI administration and staff at The Cadet student newspaper has led to disputes regarding the paper’s status and distribution.

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