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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. 

Ask the FERPA Professors

Aug 19, 2024

The FERPA Professors answer a question about the appropriateness of non-directory information release to a student loan servicer.

Leveraging AI and Automation to Maximize Global Learner Success

Aug 19, 2024

How one school embraced artificial intelligence to grow enrollment and promote student success on their campus.

Shaping the Future of Credentialing

Aug 19, 2024

A look at the work being done to transform credentialing across higher education and how to take part in the conversation.

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SEM: Something for Everyone

Aug 19, 2024

Embracing new perspectives and collaborating with peers to meet the challenges of the changing enrollment landscape.

Access and Diversity - Collaborative SCOTUS Convening

Aug 5, 2024

An overview of legal considerations in light of the 2023 SCOTUS ruling and how institution leaders can navigate the current landscape.

Ask the FERPA Professors

Aug 5, 2024

The FERPA Professors answer a question related to faculty requests for data and how that data can be used for legitimate research.

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Creating Academic Policy to Serve Our Students

Aug 5, 2024

Promoting student success by advocating for change in academic policy.

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Advocating and Sharing Expertise

Aug 5, 2024

Leveraging AACRAO opportunities to advance the profession both personally and for the membership as a whole.

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Transforming Passion into Action

Aug 5, 2024

More than just words, AACRAO member Michelle Gruber shares her perspective on attending the 2024 Congressional Hill Day event.

Addressing Barriers to Hispanic Student Recruitment

Aug 5, 2024

SEMQ examines barriers to Hispanic student recruitment, retention, and completion, and a variety of other topics in the latest issue.

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SEM-EP In the Field

Jul 22, 2024

SEM Endorsement Program participants visit and learn about Prairie View A&M's enrollment strategies.

Ask the FERPA Professors

Jul 22, 2024

The FERPA Professors provide detailed advice for IT departments looking to remain in compliance when issuing password resets.

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Building Relationships and Making an Impact

Jul 22, 2024

A selection of members' perspectives on the recent AACRAO Leadership Meeting, what they learned, and why they attended.

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Ideas for FAFSA Enhancement

Jul 22, 2024

A practitioner perspective on the FAFSA rollout and advice for how to move forward.

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Turning the Degree Audit into Your Most Strategic Lever

Jul 22, 2024

Using the degree audit to advance your institution's strategic goals.

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Redefining Leadership in Higher Education

Jul 22, 2024

AACRAO's professional development program ASCEND kicks off with the 2024-2025 cohort.

Managing Student Enrollment

Jul 8, 2024

A look at applying the LinkEx model at a small liberal arts college and understanding how to achieve SEM goals through this lens.

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Impact Your Colleagues Through Presentations

Jul 8, 2024

Knowledge, talent, experience, wisdom…each of us has one or more of these to share.

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Chevron Overturned: Understanding the Impact on Higher Education

Jul 8, 2024

Understanding the implications of the recent supreme court ruling and how it will impact higher education.

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Investing in Community

Jul 8, 2024

Meet AACRAO's newest Community and Content Facilitator and take a peak behind the curtain at the work AACRAO does to encourage community involvement.