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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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Enrollment Blog
High school counselors need support. Here’s how universities can help.
That perception came through clearly in EAB’s most recent high school guidance counselor survey. Following our 2020 survey where we learned how dramatically COVID-19 had impacted counselors’ work and the students they support, this year we checked in to see what had changed.
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Adult Education Blog
Here’s how to improve your graduate program rankings
During my time as the Dean of the F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, the school maintained its ranking as the #1 graduate school for entrepreneurship in U.S. News and World Report, a spot they still hold. In my nearly three years as Dean of Graduate and Adult Learner Recruitment at EAB, many of our partner schools have asked for advice on how to move up in the rankings. Below are three lessons for graduate enrollment leaders looking to improve their school’s rankings.
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Adult Education Blog
Here’s what the institutions who grew grad enrollment in 2020-21 did right
Growth in graduate enrollment across the last two years exceeded dreary pre-pandemic growth projections from the National Center for Education Statistics. Graduate enrollment expanded by 2.4% in 2020 and 2.1% in 2021, compared to 0.2% growth projected during this period.
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Enrollment Blog
2 changes to your admissions policies that can increase access and enrollment
The anger and frustration about entrenched racism and the systems that support it require that we take a different approach to fulfilling our nation’s promises of a better future. One of these is access to college and the many benefits that accrue to those who earn undergraduate degrees. Here are a few recommendations from the NACAC/NASFAA report and our EAB experts that can help colleges and universities improve access and grow enrollment among Black students and across the board.
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Student Success Blog
The Pandemic Ripple Effect
Higher ed has been heavily disrupted by the pandemic, and the ripple effects could define the next decade or more. Explore four potential long-term impacts of the pandemic on higher ed and steps to help you prepare for the future.
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Enrollment Blog
3 ways to engage admitted students on social media
As colleges grow their applicant pools, it can be harder for admissions teams to remain responsive to incoming students and their parents. Social media can be a low-resource tool for solving the problem.
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Data & Analytics Blog
4 things to know when planning for the future of teaching and learning
EAB convened 17 chief information officers (CIOs) to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the future of teaching and learning they see coming out of the pandemic. Read on for takeaways from the conversation, based on advice shared by participants and EAB experts.
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