AACRAO publishes 1st volume of Bulletin of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars Published by The Johns Hopkins Press R.N. Dempster serves as first Editor.
“Membergraphs” first appear in Vol 1., Issue 3 and feature updates of AACRAO members.
William S. Hoffman named Editor-in-Chief.
Ernest C. Miler named Associate Editor and Business Manager, U. of
Chicago.
Roy W. Bixlern (U. of Chicago) named Editor-in-Chief.
Bulletin becomes Journal of the American Association of Collegiate
Registrars.
Millard E. Gladfelter (Temple U) named Editor-in-Chief.
Leo M. Chamberlain (U. of Kentucky) named Editor-in-Chief.
J. R. Robinson (George Peabody College for Teachers) named
Editor-in-Chief.
William Craig Smyser (Miami U.) named Editor-in-Chief.
Name changes to College and University: Journal of the American
Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers .
S.A. Knock (Cedar Crest College) named Editor-in-Chief.
Robert E. Mahn (Ohio University) named Editor-in-Chief.
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Included article by William P. Potter examines concerns over grade
inflation in higher education during the 1970s.
Included article by Anthony Lolli and James Scannell highlights a growing
interest in marketing research in admissions to prepare for the projected decline of test scores, population migrations, federal support of student financial aid, and high school graduates in the 1980s.
James Blackburn named Editor-in-Chief.
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Georgianne B. Porter named Editor-in-Chief.
First “Letter from the Editor” included (written by Editor-in-Chief
Georgeanne B. Porter) .
Size of journal goes from 6x9 to 8.5x11.
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Announces AACRAO now accessible online.
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First issue not to print the minutes/proceedings of the AACRAO Annual
Meeting.
Roman S. Gawkowski named Editor-in-Chief.
1st Digital PDF version.
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Managing Editor position created. Saira Burki takes this position after
serving first as Marketing Manager (1997-1999) and then as in-house editor from 1999-2001.
Louise Lonabocker named Editor-in-Chief
C&U re-establishes consistent publication of annual index with volume 78
index.
Louise Lonabocker introduces interview features, and C&U publishes first
interview (with Jack McGuire by Robin Matross Helms).
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Heather Zimar named Managing Editor of C&U.
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Jeff von Munkwitz-Smith named Editor-in-Chief and serves until
2020.
Jeff von Munkwitz-Smith introduces archived pieces with reflections with a
reprint from a 1926 edition of the Bulletin of the American Association of
Collegiate Registrars (the precursor to College & University), “The
Registrar: A Profession,” by Lotus Delta Coffman, then President of the
University of Minnesota. Munkwitz-Smith writes a reflection on this archived piece in the same issue.
AACRAO Research annual “Year in Review” article added to C&U.
Introduced new design with color and digital flipbook.
Introduced “opt-in” for print copies. (Fall 2017, 92-4 was the last full print
run to the entire membership).
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Flipbook retired.
Publishes interview with Tina Falkner, which begins annual tradition of
interviewing outgoing AACRAO presidents.
Christopher W. Tremblay named Editor-in-Chief.
Introduced “Responding to COVID-19 Series” (which ran through Spring
2022, 97-2).
Renamed Book Reviews column to “The AACRAO Review” as
Christopher W. Tremblay introduces reports and other online publications for review.
Introduced annual federal policy update.
C&U Redesigned.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of FERPA, C&U runs a special
“50 Years of FERPA” series in Volume 99.
AACRAO publishes Volume 100 of C&U.
C&U celebrates 100th anniversary with a special tagline: “"A Century of
Sharing Knowledge & Best Practices."
AACRAO formally acknowledges/celebrates the 100th Volume of C&U at
the Annual Meeting in Seattle.
C&U embarks on bold plan to recruit 100 new authors in honor of its 100th
Anniversary.