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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two UCLA alumni have pledged $10 million over a five-year period to their alma mater. Establishing an endowed chair position also serves as a valuable recruiting tool for faculty members, she added. This money can be put towards a number of resource-intensive projects and programming, said Speed, a citizen of the Chickasaw nation.

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Are institutions leveraging their alumni to their full potential? Here’s how they can

University Business

Alumni love their school , and they regularly show it by contributing greatly to their alma mater’s fundraising campaigns. “When a school actually works with their alumni, it allows the programs to highlight their success organically. Here are several ways active alumni can boost an institution’s overall success.

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Alumni love their alma mater. Why not use them to win future students?

University Business

But surprisingly, amid broad skepticism of institutions in general, alumni are staying true to their schools. Call them Alumni for Life. The results helped paint a picture of how your alumni can better leverage the reputation of their respective schools. Regional recruiting days are one way.

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Students connect peers to alumni, industry resources

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: For students, leveraging their institution’s alumni network can be easier said than done. The team puts on dozens of events and works with hundreds of alumni who conduct interviews and writes a blog to create resources for their classmates.

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Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

EAB

Blogs Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning 8 tactics to benefit your alumni—and recruit more adult leaners Professional, continuing, and online leaders too often overlook one of the most fruitful recruitment pools: alumni, many of whom are excellent candidates as adult learners.

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Recruiting Roundup – February 2024 

CAPD

MIT’s spring semester kicked off with a flurry of recruitment activity last February. Spring Career Night 2/28 – CAPD orchestrated this event, connecting 37 employers with over 400 students, postdocs, and recent alumni. As an added bonus, attendees could snag FREE headshots, perfect for enhancing their LinkedIn profiles.

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Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt

Creatrix Campus

Top 10 Student Recruitment strategies every institution should adopt editor Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:24 In the dynamic world of higher education, recruiting top-tier talent isn't just a process—it's an art. This blog serves as your guide to 10 essential Higher Education Recruitment strategies.