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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Among her many roles at KSU is Library Data Coordinator. Laurel is, therefore, well positioned to answer some of the questions that I posed in my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Libraries can delay rehiring when necessary to use “salary savings” to manage budgets, at least in the short term.

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Confessions of a Community College Dean

While a proposal to lower pay for one group, which includes librarians, didn’t come to pass, at least in its entirety, faculty continue to feel divided in the aftermath of the process, and some worry the new agreement may still negatively affect campus libraries and relations between professors.

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The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year

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Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. However, the research on these laws’ effectiveness is mixed. Other (e.g.,

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

Researcher and author Hana Ben-Shabat discusses this in her book, Gen Z 360. While considering future employers, Gen Z prefers face-to-face communication in the interview process, with peers, and more. Browse: TouchNet Partners offering Library Solutions.

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How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt-out”

EAB

Source: EAB analysis of American Community Survey data. When I worked in enrollment management, inquiries were one of the most difficult categories of students to capture and communicate with. Lack of follow up is detrimental, and research shows that mail and email follow up are important to prospective students.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

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In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus

EAB

In addition to the technology, Edify partners can expand their team’s capacity using professional service hours which leverage EAB’s skills and expertise, like data science and data engineering. With Edify, institutions can bring their disparate data together and empower individuals across campus with data insights.