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AACRAO's bi-weekly professional development e-newsletter Connect offers timely information, actionable tips, and expert guidance relevant to your career; stories about interesting colleagues doing inspiring things; and news about association services, activities and resources.

Like a virtual, on-demand AACRAO conference-between-conferences, Connect keeps professional conversations alive and helps you stay engaged with the association that advocates for and believes in your career. 

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AACRAO Consulting Partnership - Parchment Award CLR Services

Mar 22, 2021

AACRAO Consulting is partnering with Parchment CLR Services to enable higher education institutions to develop and deploy CLR.

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AACRAO Book Club - "How to be an Antiracist" Recap

Mar 22, 2021

Dr. Soraira Urquiza and Joyce Philip recap our recent Book Club discussion and their thoughts going forward.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Mar 22, 2021

The FERPA Professor weighs in on "directory information" requests and when disclosure is required.

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The Efficiency of the Transfer Function

Mar 22, 2021

Dr. Casey Bullock discusses ways to measure and improve the efficiency of the transfer function.

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Field Notes: Follow the Leader

Mar 22, 2021

A discussion on leadership styles and when best to use them

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Introducing AACRAO’s Interim Executive Director, Melanie Gottlieb

Mar 9, 2021

Gottlieb to serve as Interim Executive Director beginning May 1

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AACRAO - College & University and SEM Quarterly: Call for authors

Mar 8, 2021

Contribute to AACRAO’s scholarly research journals.

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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal Reviews

Mar 8, 2021

Recommendations for advising students on how to get back on track.

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SEM-EP Accommodating Learners During COVID-19

Mar 8, 2021

SEM-EP adjusts curriculum to accommodate learners during COVID-19.

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Field Notes: Serving Students in an Online Modality

Mar 8, 2021

Best practices from a nontraditional campus.

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Parchment Award CLR Services - Enabling Higher Education Institutions

Mar 8, 2021

Implementing, designing, and issuing Comprehensive Learn Records (CLR) with Parchment.

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To Badge or Not to Badge: A Micro-Credentialing Conversation

Mar 8, 2021

Benefits of Micro-credentialing for institutions, learners, and employers.

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AACRAO Podcast For the Record - Discusses PLA and CBE in Higher Learning Institutions

Mar 8, 2021

Understanding Prior Learning Assessment and Competency Based Education in Higher Learning Institutions.

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AACRAO - Call for CEMO Survey Participation

Mar 8, 2021

Chief Enrollment Management Officer Survey Open to AACRAO Members

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AACRAO's Women Caucus - Celebrating Women's History Month

Mar 8, 2021

Women's history month and the AACRAO Women's Caucus.

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Supporting diverse student populations on campus

Feb 23, 2021

Best practices for serving the needs of LGBTQ and military students.

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Engaging student employees in recruitment and admissions

Feb 23, 2021

How to enhance training and support for student workers.

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What does “free speech” mean on your campus?

Feb 23, 2021

Policies and practices to guarantee freedom of expression.

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Advertising anxiety resources on campus

Feb 23, 2021

College-bound students seek schools that promote mental health resources.

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AACRAO Executive Director search update

Feb 23, 2021

Candidate to be announced before the 2021 (106th) AACRAO Annual Meeting.