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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. 

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Lesson from Winter Institute: Professional development has no limits

Mar 4, 2019

If you could go back in time and give yourself career advice, what would it be?

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Field Notes: Tips for building meaningful relationships at work

Mar 4, 2019

Strong and satisfying relationships take work. Start today to make a difference in your career and in someone else’s.

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Key Dept of Ed higher ed liaison to address AACRAO

Mar 4, 2019

Come to #AACRAO19 or join via live stream to hear federal relations update, including negotiated rulemaking, accreditation, credit hours and more.

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3-minute mentor: Avoid the comparison trap

Mar 3, 2019

Competition can be debilitating. Learn to build community among peers instead.

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Reminder to complete the Open Doors Surveys

Mar 3, 2019

The deadline for the International Student Census is March 14 and Study Abroad Survey is March 20.

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SEM & Assessment – Count everything that moves!

Mar 3, 2019

No new service or program should be offered without first asking how its impact on student success will be determined.

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Registrars: Solving university crises (since at least 1910)

Feb 19, 2019

How the role evolved alongside the student record. Plus, what the Violent Femmes have to say about it.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Feb 18, 2019

A question about date of birth as directory information.

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USDOJ: Survey on the use of transcript notation on college and university campuses

Feb 18, 2019

Input from institutions of higher education with innovative approaches and any sample policies and procedures are of special interest.

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Showcasing AICE and AACRAO collaboration

Feb 18, 2019

A webinar on the organizations' joint work setting standards in graduate admissions and accreditation.

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AACRAO International supports EducationUSA seminar

Feb 18, 2019

The seminar, hosted at UW Madison, was the first of a series of regional seminars EducationUSA hopes to host around the country.

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3-minute mentor: Compartmentalize and save your brain

Feb 18, 2019

An occasional Connect column delivering bite-size career advice for higher education administrators.

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How can dual enrollment better serve underrepresented students?

Feb 18, 2019

The population that could benefit the most seems to be least likely to take advantage.

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Reflections from Winter Institute 2019

Feb 18, 2019

There is no college degree or workshop that will teach us how to do everything. A community of professionals is essential.

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AACRAO Professional Activities Committees to develop more content

Feb 17, 2019

Six new coordinators will support the creation of content for delivery methods outside of the Annual Meeting program.

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How to do holistic admissions legally, efficiently, and effectively

Feb 17, 2019

Integrity, consistency and accountability are linchpins.

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AACRAO SEM-EP partners with Bethel University's EdD program

Feb 17, 2019

“We are thrilled that a four-year university like Bethel University is recognizing the educational value of our training and endorsement,” said AACRAO Executive Director Mike Reilly.

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Field Notes: Communication pointers for those “Do you have a minute?” conversations

Feb 17, 2019

"I don't want to be rude, but no. No, I do not have a minute."

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Commissioned Recruitment Agents: A Policy Shift

Feb 5, 2019

A highly debated topic with many in the field of International Education drawing hard ethical lines on the practice.

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"For the Record" episode 1 and "Admit It" episodes 1-3 available for streaming

Feb 4, 2019

Admissions podcast unpacks diversity on campuses; Registrar podcast explores how the role of the registrar has evolved.