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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

I want to talk about a third path: the wide range of interesting jobs that have a largely administrative element. Although some faculty members speak disparagingly about administrators, staff members are responsible for much of the work done in higher education institutions. and are eager to mentor current students.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Nor am I referring to the wealthiest institutions’ lavish amenities and outrageous administrative salaries, though I do feel that those salaries and the size of the administrative staff are unconscionable at a nonprofit campus. Before the 1950s, most elite campuses invested their endowments conservatively in bonds and mortgages.

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Use Social Listening to Inform a Student Journey Map

Campus Sonar

You’re a critical member of this community Get involved Resources are available Administrative information. Digital content Brochures Newsletters Campus tours Student bloggers. Classes Campus events Student life communications Department & faculty communications. Alumni magazines Fundraising solicitations.

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5 New Solutions that Improve the Student Experience

Campus Groups

The Total Student Experience Solution We help campuses achieve more by delivering a total student experience solution. Our technology drives success throughout the entire student life cycle. Our suite of solutions serves the entire Higher Ed community, helping students, staff, and alumni: ? Fundraising ?

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What Murray Sperber described in his bestseller Beer and Circus in 2001 is every bit as true today: the academic enterprise is decentered, and the quality of housing amenities, the robustness of student life programming, and the quality of an institution’s athletic teams are primary drivers of undergraduate enrollment.