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Community colleges' positive, pervasive digital leap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Against the backdrop of headlines blaring news about declining community college enrollments, one bright spot has emerged: community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly aligned in their enthusiasm for the digital transformation that has occurred at their institutions since the start of the pandemic.

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Why customer service matters for community colleges

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Blogs Why customer service matters for community colleges Learnings and recommendations from EAB’s 2023 customer service survey I just talked to someone in registration, and they told me to call you! What are the features of a “modern student experience,” and how do community colleges stack up?

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3 Questions for Elizabeth Dellavedova, Associate Library Director at a Public Community College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Elizabeth Dellavedova, associate library director at a community college, connected with me after reading my piece “ How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? This is not the case at the community college I work for, which also happens to be a public institution. A: In 1952 B.

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Professors Worry About ‘Digital Surveillance’ of Their Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Professors Worry About ‘Digital Surveillance’ of Their Work Doug Lederman Fri, 05/10/2024 - 03:00 AM Union’s survey of academics elicits concerns that electronic systems that track teaching, grades and research productivity limit independence and well-being. Byline(s) Jack Grove for Times Higher Education

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Addressing Failures of Implementation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

digital transfer conversation with the inception of SPEEDE (Standardization of Postsecondary Education Electronic Data Exchange) in the 1970s. Most institutions accept some third-party serviced electronic documents, but the majority consume that digital delivery in an analog fashion. AACRAO began leading the U.S.

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Ohio State Emeritus Professor Wins Nobel in Physics

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pierre Agostini, who has been a member of OSU’s physics faculty since 2005; Ferenc Krausz, who is affiliated with two German institutions; and Anne L’Huillier, of Lund University in Sweden, received the honor for developing new strategies to understand the rapid movements of electrons.

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Why Indian River State College Calls Parchment a “Game Changer” for Diplomas & Certificates

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.” Sandra Nelson Registrar, Indian River State College “All of this hit my department at a bad time because we were trying to get students in their seats for the next semester. There was no electronic credential. At the same time, we had to prepare all these certificates and diplomas for mailing. We were strictly paper.