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Report: U of Arkansas system may buy University of Phoenix

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At its peak in 2010, the University of Phoenix enrolled 470,000 students, including a mix of in-person and online students who were mostly working learners. Over the course of the next decade, economic trends and aggressive regulatory scrutiny from the Obama administration battered the university’s reputation and drove enrollment down.

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Collaboration in Higher Education: How Can Universities Partner With Employers?       

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

To realize these benefits, both universities and employers must actively pursue partnerships. Contact local businesses, including nonprofits. Universities can break the ice by reaching out to local businesses that operate in the industries that align with programs they offer. Nurture new business relationships.

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3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 178 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. David R. Decker

The Change Leader, Inc.

Program chairs of individual programs have as part of their responsibility the recruitment and maintenance of the program advisory boards, the setting of the agendas for the meetings, and the management of the meetings and communications with the board members. Drumm McNaughton: Wow, and faculty are open to that kind of direction and ideas?