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With AACRAO membership you'll be connected to more than 11,000 members from institutions around the world. Facilitate your professional development by attending discounted meetings, gaining complimentary subscriptions to our College & University journal and more.

Why should you join? State higher education coordinating boards, higher education associations, accrediting bodies and international ministries of education and more can collaborate with our members and lend their voices to discussions about practices in the field. 

Annual Membership Price: $710

Requirements: YOU MUST BE A PUBLIC SECTOR AND/OR A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION WHOSE INTERESTS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED TO AACRAO.  

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Work on your skills like change management, technical knowledge and professional development and contributions to the field. We have the tools for you.

Online Learning

Strategic enrollment management. Admissions & recruitment. Transfer & articulation.  AACRAO regularly partners with organizations to hold joint discussions. No matter what your focus is, our webinars are loved by our members, and can raise the profile of your work. 

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AACRAO's Career Navigator is a wealth of job postings and resources for training. 

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AACRAO's professional journals College & University and SEM Quarterly are always accepting articles and have a wide circulation base.

Research Opportunities

Leverage the expertise of our over 11,000 members and contribute to one of the premier sources of practice related research within the global higher education community. 

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Do work you're passionate about, with support and mentoring from fellow members. From Caucuses to specialized topics, it's all one community, no matter where in the world your institution is located. 


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AACRAO's bi-weekly professional development e-newsletter

Black Americans and the student loan crisis

May 1, 2020, 15:19 PM
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Summary : Recommendations for institutions and the federal government.
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There has been significant debate about the student loan crisis leading up to this year’s presidential election as student loan debt has reached $1.6 trillion, and approximately 22 percent of borrowers default on their student loans. In a recent SEMQ article, author Tyler Portis points out that “black Americans suffer the most when it comes to loan defaults, for reasons such as lack of familial financial capital, targeted recruitment by for-profit colleges, and lack of support after graduating or withdrawing from school.” His article discusses student loans, their heightened impact on black Americans, and recommendations for institutions and the federal government. 
 
“As part of the Higher Education Act, the government began offering student loans to provide financial assistance so that students could access postsecondary and higher education,” Portis writes. “Institutions fail to realize, however, that college access through these loans alone will not change students’ lives.”
 
He suggests that the government and institutions: expand loan counseling; establish better repayment options (such as income-contingent plans), increase support for student borrowers who do not graduate; and limit the predatory impact of for-profits. 
 
Other articles in the April 2020 issue of SEMQ include:   
 
Toward an Institutional Databases Audit to Improve College Student Persistence b y Bert Ellison, John M. Braxton, Melissa Lang, and Kelly Grant
 
Using Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Matriculation of University Prospects  by David M. Hansen
 

Optimizing Away Summer Melt: How Search Engine Optimization May Reduce Summer Melt at Highly Ranked U.S. Institutions of Higher Education  by Z.W. (Zach) Taylor

The Death of Hunch-Based Decision Making in SEM b y Morgan Blair and Alex Zanidean

SEM Quarterly provides knowledge and insight into the ongoing evolution of strategic enrollment management (SEM) by bridging the gap between theory and practice. Articles by thought leaders and practitioners address the emerging dynamics of SEM, including: executive-level leadership, leading strategies, internationalization, research, academic orientation, and current trends.


For more information, or to submit a manuscript, please contact the Editor-in-Chief or the Managing Editor.
 
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