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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. 

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Field Notes: Deconstructing ageism in the workplace

Jan 27, 2020

All generations have gifts and blind spots.

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A credentialing infrastructure for the 21st Century

Jan 26, 2020

A new report on policy needs and important initiatives underway.

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Redefining service values in the registrar’s office

Jan 22, 2020

How one office un-siloed themselves and improved internal and external relationships.

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Scholarship opportunities abroad: Pakistan

Jan 14, 2020

A resource for international enrollment management.

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Revised standards released for Registrar Services

Jan 14, 2020

This 2019 revision of the Registrar Services standards is the the first in over a decade.

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5 practical & potent professional resolutions

Jan 13, 2020

Start today and make 2020 the year for career transformation.

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Registration open: Groningen Declaration Network Annual Meeting

Jan 13, 2020

The meeting in Delhi will bring together higher education professionals and other stakeholders dedicated to the global mobility of learners.

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Field Notes: When "do more with less" becomes too much to ask

Jan 12, 2020

Personal and professional wellbeing in the age of enrollment decline.

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Take the next step in your career: Present a session

Jan 12, 2020

Developing an idea for a proposal can have many positive outcomes for your career.

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AACRAO Board of Directors appoints first External Director

Jan 12, 2020

The AACRAO Board of Directors has appointed Rob Shomaker, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CUPA-HR.

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New job? Start off on the right foot

Jan 12, 2020

A strategy for success for early and mid-career changes.

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Make your office the best place to work

Jan 10, 2020

In this era of professional mobility, how do you cultivate and keep reliable, long-term staff?

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Stop doing too much

Jan 10, 2020

Set boundaries at work to be more effective and happier.

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A portal for higher education institutional policy

Dec 17, 2019

AACRAO and CollegeSource partner on Campus Policy Repository.

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Report: Criminal and Disciplinary History in College Admissions

Dec 17, 2019

The workgroup recommends not asking criminal history questions on admission applications, if possible.

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Talking the talk: 15 lessons learned working with creatives

Dec 16, 2019

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Cultivating relationships with faculty for campus-wide SEM

Dec 16, 2019

Like most things, the solution is simple, but the work is not.

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Scholarship Opportunities abroad: Cyprus and Bhutan

Dec 16, 2019

A resource for international enrollment management.

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1 question you can ask to improve office collaboration

Dec 16, 2019

Shift your perspective to build teamwork and create a positive work environment.

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Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Seminars

Dec 15, 2019

Opportunities for study in Germany and France. Deadline Feb. 3, 2020.