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Retired and Former AACRAO Members

Connect to the world of higher education

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? Development never ends, retired or not. Keep current on trends in the field by collaborating with our members and lending your voice to discussions about practices in the field. 

Annual Membership Price: $151

Requirements: YOU BE A RETIRED MEMBER OR A MEMBER WHO LOST EMPLOYMENT AND IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP.  

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Professional Competencies

Keep up to date on skills areas like technical knowledge and professional development and contributions to the field. We have the tools for you.

Online Learning

From free webinars to self-paced on-demand learning, AACRAO's online learning covers a variety of subjects—technology, strategic enrollment management, admissions, FERPA, transfer, credential evaluation, and international education—and allow you to engage with the presenters and instructors.

Take the next step in your career

Maybe you want to reenter the workforce or change the trajectory of your career--AACRAO's Career Navigator is a wealth of job postings and resources for you. 

Gain Recognition

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Get Published

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. 

Join a committee

Do work you're passionate about, with support and mentoring from fellow members. From Caucuses to specialized topics, it's all one community. 


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AACRAO's bi-weekly professional development e-newsletter

9 career podcasts you didn't know you needed

Dec 10, 2018, 21:53 PM
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Summary : Admit It: Ep 1 explores higher ed as a partisan issue, test optional, enrollment goal struggles, and the admissions director survey. PLUS: 8 other podcasts to boost your career.
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“If you’re anything like me, you start your day by reading the very latest news in the higher education world: Inside Higher Ed," said James Miller, the host of AACRAO's first podcast, Admit It, in his introduction to the inaugural episode with his first guest, editor and co-founder of that publication, Scott Jaschik.

The discussion covered the highlights and revelations from Inside Higher Ed's 2018 Surveys of Admissions Leaders: The Pressure Grows, as well as topics such as the political climate and national dialogue around higher education, the implications of and historical development leading to the Fisher II decision, and much more. 

Admit It can be found in your Apple or Google play store. Join the Admit It email list and get updates on new releases.

And AACRAO's second podcast, For the Record, a podcast for registrars -- will drop in 2019. For updates, sign up here.

Here are 7 more podcasts that may boost your career:

1. The Productivityist Podcast. Hosted by productivity strategist Mike Vardy, The Productivityist Podcast is a weekly show that discusses tips, tools, tactics, and tricks that are designed to help you take your productivity, time management, goals, to do lists, habits, and workflow to new heights - both at work and at home.

2. Career Tools is a weekly podcast focused on specific actions you can take to grow and enhance your career.

3. Lead to Win has weekly leadership lessons to build resources and confidence.

4. Safe for Work is an advice show that reminds you that while your office may be crazy, you don’t have to be. 

5. Pivot with Jenny Blake.
 What’s next for your career and creative projects? Learn to embrace fear, insecurity, imperfection and intuition as the superpowers they are while navigating the pivot process. 

6. The Marie Forleo Podcast.
Marie and her guests share actionable strategies for greater happiness, success, motivation, creativity, productivity, love, health, contribution and fulfillment. Covers business, marketing, and career advice.

7. Ctrl Alt Delete.
Emma Gannon interviews thought leaders about topics such as creativity, work, wellbeing, the internet, social media, feminism, identity, mental health, careers and everything in between. 
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  • Holistic Admissions
  • Testing
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