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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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Global Recognition in International Credential Evaluation: Is It Possible? Is It Necessary?

Jun 24, 2019

Will the U.S. continue to be a study destination when so many other nations are coming together on credential recognition?

Who you gonna call about academic credential fraud?

Jun 21, 2019

AACRAO International fraud-busters help with identification and response.

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Help! I’m new to international admissions

Jun 20, 2019

3 common questions & ready resources for new evaluators

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How the registrar is integral to institutional reporting

Jun 20, 2019

Online data reports (a.k.a. “fact books”) can provide insight and visualizations across campus/es for analysis and research.

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Is blockchain the answer to all our questions?

Jun 20, 2019

Forget the hype. What problem does blockchain solve, anyway?

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Real stories from Transgender students on campus

Jun 11, 2019

Serving students who wish to update their gender marker, change their legal name, use a preferred name, or designate a pronoun.

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IESC Fellowship applications open for international credential evaluators

Jun 11, 2019

Junior professionals can get hands-on experience and expert mentorship.

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How a Registrar’s Office review can benefit your institution

Jun 11, 2019

The value of a different perspective.

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Baden-Württemberg Seminar participant spotlight: Katrina Brown

Jun 11, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered whether the B-W Seminar would pay off professionally, hear (and see!) Katrina's experience.

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U.S. Commercial Service holds Best Practices for Study Consortia Meeting at AACRAO

Jun 11, 2019

AACRAO is pleased to support the efforts of the USCS in promoting the U.S. as a study destination for international students.

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Global recognition in International Admissions and Credential Evaluation

Jun 10, 2019

As times change, can the US international admissions and credential evaluation system stay decentralized and unstructured?

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Field Notes: 5 principles to guide streamlining

Jun 10, 2019

How to make decisions that will improve office efficiency.

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3-minute mentor: Take risks; get uncomfortable

Jun 10, 2019

If you're wondering whether the glass is half-full or half-empty, you're asking the wrong question.

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The art of data-driven articulation agreements

Jun 10, 2019

How one school is changing the game to better serve transfer students.

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Automating transfer

Jun 5, 2019

Save time and effort; reduce repetition and redundancy.

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Scholarship opportunities abroad: Iraq

May 28, 2019

A resource for building internationalization strategies and international enrollment management.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

May 25, 2019

Does AACRAO certify vendors as FERPA-compliant?

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Meet the new SEM-EP evaluators

May 25, 2019

The AACRAO credential program is shepherded by team with a wealth of expertise.

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Building a stronger community of practice in higher ed

May 24, 2019

The University Innovation Alliance has built an 11-university coalition to support low income students, and they’re coming to AACRAO to talk about it.

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One fatal flaw for a professional team

May 23, 2019

Why do some teams thrive and others fail?