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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

What inspires these grim thoughts is Kimball and Iler’s richly researched, provocative and pivotally important history of college endowments, campus fundraising campaigns, university finances, institutional spending and student debt. The 35 most prestigious U.S. But elite institutions should treat that as a warning.

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Use Social Listening to Inform a Student Journey Map

Campus Sonar

Beginning with their first experience of your campus’s brand, you can chart their journey as they decide to apply to your institution, matriculate, graduate, and ultimately become alumni and donors. Complete a degree and become a campus alumni. Digital content Brochures Newsletters Campus tours Student bloggers. Activities.

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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. This starts with enrollment through to graduation, and beyond with alumni management. Fundraising ? Interventions+ ?

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

They include offices that emphasize outreach and community engagement, libraries , and development offices, which hire fundraising staff who are passionate about and expert in the institution’s research and teaching mission. Many other areas of colleges and universities occasionally hire Ph.D.s. Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash.

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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. Dr. Adriel A.