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AACRAO's biweekly 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. 

Impact of CRMs on institutional effectiveness in higher ed

Jan 13, 2015

LIVE FREE Webinar: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 2:00-3:00pm ET

Technology and Transfer: Why it matters

Jan 7, 2015

Enrollment strategy and retention can hinge on adept technology and a transfer-friendly environment.

The latest in ed tech helps students find schools--and schools find students

Dec 16, 2014

It's a brave new world in college admissions.

Post-secondary enrollments down for third straight year

Dec 16, 2014

Students over the age of 24 had the strongest decline, according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Dec 16, 2014

Follow-up questions about student misconduct on transcripts.

Field Notes: Causes and consequences of the current financial crisis of American higher education

Dec 16, 2014

And strategic recommendations for colleges and universities.

ACT report encourages broader definition of college readiness

Dec 16, 2014

It's about more than admissions'it's also about retention and success.

AACRAO's 2014 Year in Review

Dec 11, 2014

Ask the FERPA Professor

Dec 2, 2014

What if student employees have access to records for non-credit programs with participants who on occasion matriculate?

Thinking outside the major-minor paradigm

Dec 2, 2014

What you need to know about current alternative credential offerings.

SPEEDE Committee Quarterly Executive Summary: July-September 2014

Dec 2, 2014

This report describes the 3rd quarter 2014 AACRAO SPEEDE Committee activities and efforts.

What the midterm elections mean for higher education

Dec 2, 2014

The change in Congressional leadership after the midterms will have a definite impact on higher education policy outcomes over the last two years of the Obama presidency.

Meet the Staff: Julia Funaki, Associate Director, International Education Services

Dec 2, 2014

This issue, promenade with avid reader, chef and practiced square dancer Julia Funaki.

Open Doors Survey: Striving to form a bridge between students in the US and abroad

Dec 1, 2014

Trends in students coming to the U.S. to study and U.S. students studying abroad--and resources for your institution.

Ebola: AACRAO joins other organizations to offer policy guidance

Nov 21, 2014

AACRAO, IIE, NACAC and NAFSA share the following guidance, as each institution implements policies and practices related to Ebola and other global public health concerns.

AACRAO Study: CRM usage gap in higher education

Nov 20, 2014

The study, sponsored by Hobsons, clarifies the extent to which Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) solutions are used.

Field Notes: A public good? Subsidizing the 1 percent of colleges

Nov 18, 2014

"Field Notes" is an occasional Connect column covering practical and philosophical issues facing admissions and registrar professionals.

AACRAO SEM Conference tribute to Bob Bontrager

Nov 18, 2014

Colleagues remember "a legend in the field of strategic enrollment management."

What do the midterm elections mean for education policy? (K12)

Nov 18, 2014

Highlights from an AEI-sponsored conversation

FERPA: Noting student misconduct on transcripts

Nov 18, 2014

Disciplinary records are part of the education record. How should these notations look?