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

EAB

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country.

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11 Effective Self-Directed Student Fundraiser Project Ideas

Experiential Learning Depot

Fundraising where students can get involved provides opportunities to build essential life skills such as marketing, communication, teamwork, budgeting, conflict management, and organizational skills. People are more likely to buy when they can see the effort put in or the service provided is student-led. Work with that.

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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.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. Villanova typically encourages employers to pay interns.

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Journalism schools could help save local papers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

where I’m privileged to labor as a professor at our vibrant University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. Students create the community newspaper’s content. A professor is managing editor. Gannett is in the extraction business, mining as much local wealth as it can with minimal investment.

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High-Outcome Internships in Higher Ed: Bridge the Workforce Gap and Enhance Student Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 161 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Daniel Nivern

The Change Leader, Inc.

Verbal communication must occur before the program begins and should involve identifying projects that the intern must complete by the end of the program. Integrate two-way feedback to encourage strong communication throughout the internship. These communications are preferred daily but must be done weekly at the very least.

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

Colleges must also help communicate the ROI for getting a post-secondary degree. Marie DeSanctis 11:43 Mine as well. So you think about particularly how quickly the labor market landscape has been changing over the last 10-15 years. That’s really hard to do. Drumm McNaughton 11:39 It’s interesting you bring that up.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs. Elliot Felix 01:43 It is, it is.