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Are you prepared to recruit ‘Gen P’?
The top 5 ways prospective graduate and adult learners are finding your programs
30 Student success priorities for the 2020s
Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. Why these mistakes make it impossible to meet institutional objectives.
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Higher Education Strategy Blog
Cross-departmental collaboration for innovation and impact
Persistent year-over-year declines in federal funding has forced a fundamental change in activity. In the current era of big bets, institutions have shifted to competing for outcomes-focused funding directed to large-scale collaborative research projects with a clear social benefit. Modern students are also seeking the type of societal impact that spans disciplines.
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Higher Education Strategy Blog
Building a department chairs’ academy–no longer a forgotten chair
An academic department chair is a significant member of the university’s leadership. They serve as the academic leader for the department and are tasked with advancing and supporting the department’s mission while providing strategic direction for the faculty, staff and students within the department. But how do faculty members, who are well trained in their disciplines, teaching, research, and service navigate their way to managing budgets, providing administrative oversight, scheduling classes, and managing conflict?
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Higher Education Strategy Blog
Academic program stewardship
As institutions look to create new programs and/or enhance existing programs -it is important to ensure that all efforts are aligned with the overarching mission and direction of the institution. Rankings and other discipline-specific reputational markers also influence the creation of new programs.
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Enrollment Blog
Tips for yielding first-generation and lower-income students
In this era of expanded test-optional policies, college application behaviors are more varied, making deposit decisions even less predictable for enrollment leaders. Students who graduated high school in 2021, especially first-generation and lower-income students, enrolled in college at a much lower rate than previous years. So, to increase your yield rate this year, it will be critical to address the unique needs of underserved students.
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K-12 District Leadership Blog
3 cognitive biases that can derail strategy work at independent schools
Pulling from cognitive psychology, EAB researchers point to some specific cognitive biases that hamper strategy work at independent schools and how to overcome them.
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Adult Education Blog
Why you should be ramping up your graduate and adult growth strategy now-and how to do it successfully
From my recent conversations with institutional leaders, it’s clear that many are grappling with tough questions about their graduate and adult enrollment strategy.
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Higher Education Strategy Blog
10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2022
From big picture analysis of the evolving higher ed landscape to practical advice on avoiding burnout, we've got a podcast recommendation for everyone in your office.
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Student Success Blog
Every student's mental health needs are different. Here are 5 ways you can offer the right support
Learn 5 strategies to meet the growing demand for student mental health support in this discussion between EAB experts, the leader of campus mental health non-profit Active Minds, and student services leaders from Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
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Adult Education Blog
Three key trends to watch in the online graduate market
By now, you’ve probably heard the news: graduate enrollment boomed in 2020 and 2021, contrary to dreary pre-pandemic projections from the NCES. This growth in grad enrollment was fueled primary by growth in online graduate enrollment. And while some of this growth can be explained by the shift to emergency remote instruction, the surge in online graduate enrollment is also part of a larger shift that began well before the pandemic.
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