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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.

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Understanding the purpose and role of the CAA UAE in higher education

Creatrix Campus

It accredits all higher education institutions not affiliated with the federal government by taking them through a series of quality assurance steps and offering them a license to operate. Even the Degree programs offered by federal (government-run) institutions are now also accredited.

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

The University Learning Goals page helps the recruitment process by showing prospective students and their families what and how successful some career pathways are. Drumm’s focus is in the areas of governance, accreditation, strategy, change management, and mergers. And now, here’s your host, Drumm McNaughton.

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The only bad data you can have is the data you don't do anything about

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

She was able to work in educational and government settings where she felt like she was making an impact and learning skills like coding, programming, and strategic planning which she knew she would need in any future leadership role. Over the next few years, Ellissa held a few different roles while pursuing her PhD.

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CMOs Pushing Boundaries and Seeing Results

Campus Sonar

Gabe: One, which is endemic to higher ed, is that shared governance is great for academic matters, the conduct of a university, and its relationship to students and faculty, but it's not great for operations—giving equal weight to non-expert opinions doesn't help.