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Are you prepared to recruit ‘Gen P’?

Here are three key insights for enrollment leaders about recruiting this new generation of students.
Enrollment Blog
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The top 5 ways prospective graduate and adult learners are finding your programs

Our Adult Learner Recruitment team recently surveyed more than 3,800 graduate and adult learners to learn more about…
Adult Education Blog
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30 Student success priorities for the 2020s

This blog explores three major trends in student success and outlines 30 student success priorities for the 2020s.
Student Success Blog
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Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. Why these mistakes make it impossible to meet institutional objectives.

This blog outlines the importance of clear strategic goals and identifies three most common failure paths for strategic…
Higher Education Strategy Blog

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  • Community College Blog,Student Success Blog

    Q&A: How members implement Guided Pathways

    Cynthia Pascal, acting Director of Student Services at Northern Virginia Community College, chats with EAB's Melinda Salaman about helping students find the right major and Guided Pathways, and shares her advice for college leaders who hope to engage advisors in institutional change.

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  • Student Success Blog

    Why texting your students isn’t ‘coddling’

    In talking to members about student enablement, we often hear comments like "Isn't that hand-holding?" But arming students with student enablement technologies isn't coddling--it's leveling the playing field. Learn why.

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  • 3 opportunities to reduce private office space on campus

    Faculty office space comes at a premium; often costing facilities leaders the opportunity to fully realize their institution's space needs. Learn about three opportunities to eliminate private offices for non-tenured faculty, and how your institution can free up underutilized office space to reduce the demand for offices in new construction.

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  • Student Success Blog

    Two ways to help first-generation students navigate your college’s ‘hidden curriculum’

    Too often, first-generation students have to "figure it out"—figure out how to register for classes, navigate the college campus, and fit in with their classmates. Here's why that's so frustrating and what you can do to better support the first-generation students on your campus.

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  • Advancement Blog

    How to facilitate alumni engagement in the workplace

    Learn how progressive institutions create corporate chapters, groups for alumni who work at the same company, to facilitate engagement and leadership opportunities.

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  • Data & Analytics Blog

    10 questions you need to answer about your current data practices

    Get a sneak peek at our newest study, and discover 10 questions you need to ask when evaluating your current data-informed decision practices.

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  • Student Success Blog

    How can a smartphone help improve student success?

    Learn how smartphones can help you deploy scalable student self-service so you can allow your advisors to rebalance their time toward higher-risk cases that need them the most.

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  • Community College Blog,Student Success Blog

    How to achieve liberal arts outcomes with Guided Pathways

    Most community college students assume that a liberal arts education is unattainable for them, but the Guided Pathways model can change this. Learn how pathways can incorporate traditional elements of a liberal arts education into the community college experience.

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  • Student Success Blog

    What can TurboTax teach us about improving FAFSA completion?

    The tax automation software's helpful nudges make filing taxes more manageable and less stressful. Learn how you could apply the same principles to financial aid in order to help more students complete the FAFSA on time.

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