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Endowment Returns Down for Fiscal Year 2022, Especially for Schools with Less

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although the data represents only about 20% of non-profit colleges and universities, those institutions own about 99% of the endowment wealth in higher education, according to calculations by Dr. Sarah M. Iler, assistant director of institutional research at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and Dr. Bruce A.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Most notably, it must be clear that each institution has an environment in which Latino students can thrive. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. We want to see if the momentum has continued to evolve or grow,” says Santiago.

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities. Students who received the text were 6.3

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Making Sense of Changes to the U.S. News Rankings Methodology

Robert Kelchen

They also added graduation rates for first-generation students using College Scorecard data, but this is just for students who received federal financial aid. This is a metric worth watching, especially as completion flags get better in the Scorecard data. They may already be quite good enough.)

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10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2023

EAB

Office Hours : EAB’s in-house podcast features compelling conversations with higher ed leaders in enrollment, institutional research, and financial aid, as well as discussions with EAB’s deep bench of experts. Read on for our picks and a brief synopsis of each show! The Best Higher Ed Podcasts For 2023.

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6 elements of an effective graduate enrollment management plan—and why you need to build one

EAB

The institutional research department is often responsible for collecting the relevant data and providing that data back to decision-makers who then create strategic enrollment goals based on this information. . Tuition and Financial Aid. career advancement, career change).

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These schools re-tooled their enrollment playbook using data to drive growth

University Business

Staff was churning out literally thousands of static PDFs out of my unit,” says Melanie Boynton, director of institutional research and analytics at Reynolds. “There are some foundational hurdles that most institutions haven’t figured out how to get over yet.” . ‘Why is this a game changer?’