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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Last spring, when the institutional effectiveness team at Moorpark College conducted student surveys and focus groups as well as data analysis to evaluate the efficacy of student communication, an issue with volume became clear. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities.

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In a Crisis, Mum Is Not the Word

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education You are the president of an institution dealing with a crisis. But others on your leadership team, or even outside consultants, advise you to stay mum. But others on your leadership team, or even outside consultants, advise you to stay mum.

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A debate over how to achieve pay parity between two groups of faculty members has left lingering tensions among professors in the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona. Adjuncts who work as service faculty currently make $53 per hour, and those who only teach earn $32 per hour.

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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.

24 October · Episode 178 3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions 31 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Leverage your institutions accreditation with these enrollment boosting strategies: explore 4 Ps of marketing, partnerships, controlling costs and more. This approach ensures a market-driven pricing strategy.

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Student Success Collaborative Awards

EAB

Awardees are chosen from among the colleges, universities, and individuals that use Navigate , EAB’s student success management system, or Starfish , the student success platform EAB acquired in 2021. Return on Education Award: South Puget Sound Community College. Collaborative Citizen Award: Ramapo College of New Jersey.

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With China's reopening, new challenges for recruiting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Above all, admission recruiters will find themselves re-entering a market that has lost a great deal of confidence in the United States as a study destination. More than half of the parents also listed public information sessions and the ability to communicate with current Chinese students on campus or alumni as being important to them.

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Nonetheless, demand in the large, growing microcredential market is strong, but learners also struggle to make sense of offerings. ” To realize that vision, higher ed professionals might consider communicating more with employers, according to the report. “It’s a trust-but-verify situation.”