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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.

cartoon business man checks boxes off a list with a giant pencil — Call for institutions to join largest ever prior learning assessment study by CAEL and WICHE

Apr 14, 2019

Seeking institutions that have offered and tracked at least two methods of PLA since 2011. $2500 stipend. Deadline May 10.

AACRAO and CollegeSource sign five-year sponsorship agreement

Apr 14, 2019

The long time partners in student success promote the Technology & Transfer conference and discuss future joint projects.

blonde female smiles at the camera — AACRAO proudly recognizes the first recipient of the Nathanson Research Fund for International Education, Laura Parson

Apr 14, 2019

Read about her EDGE research in Hungary, and learn about another research funding opportunity from IELTS (English-language testing).

Pile of assorted documents with the top most one displaying the following words: State of Illinois Admissions Review Commission, Report & Recommendations, August 6, 2009. — Field Notes: Reflections on an admissions scandal

Apr 12, 2019

A member looks back how her campus handled an investigation into a special, "shadow" admissions system for connected applicants.

the text "international scholarship opportunities" is visible at the bottom of the frame with an image of a globe connected by intersecting lines above the text — Scholarship opportunities abroad: Oman

Apr 12, 2019

Build internationalization strategies and international enrollment management resources.

Male speaker at the front of a room with seven panelists seated at a table next to him — First Time at AACRAO?

Apr 2, 2019

Get past the jitters of being new and feel empowered.

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Apr 2, 2019

Help vulnerable and displaced students now.

female standing behind a podium with two males seated at a table next to her — Operation Varsity Blues: Is the Admissions System Broken?

Apr 2, 2019

Is this an admissions scandal? Is the concept of "fitness" problematic? Many questions raised in wide-ranging discussion.

Female dressed in red top stands in front of an audience with a projector screen displaying "Any Questions" behind her — Selling a Liberal Arts Education in a STEM World

Apr 2, 2019

Liberally educated students can go farther, data shows. Do families know it?

male speaker in a black suit and tie stands in front of a color screen with "AACRAO" displayed — Emmy-award winning journalist Byron Pitts inspires AACRAO 2019

Apr 2, 2019

Higher education administrators are "“living the dream and making dreams happen,” he reminded us. "Bring your boat."

the text "Guide to Best Practices: Articulation Agreements" displayed next to arrows pointing in opposite directions — Guide to Best Practices: Articulation Agreements

Apr 2, 2019

Read it here, and join your fellow Transfer Articulation colleagues Wednesday, April 3, at the 2019 AACRAO Annual Meeting to learn more about the guide.

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Apr 2, 2019

Download the Evaluation Methodology worksheet to use on your campus.

male speaker smiles from behind a podium at the 2019 AACRAO Annual Meeting — Government relations update from AACRAO 2019

Apr 2, 2019

Principal Deputy Under Secretary Diane Auer Jones joined AACRAO Executive Director Mike Reilly for a virtual General Session Monday.

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Apr 2, 2019

Case studies from one university on practical and integrated applications.

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Apr 2, 2019

Applying the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People to our work as administrators in the higher education field.

two people pose for a selfie together — Does digitalization undermine trust in the quality of higher education?

Mar 18, 2019

A question addressed in a session at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s International Group meeting.

the left is a photo of a Mexican street with a pink building and the right is the text, "Groningen Declaration Network" — 2019 Groningen Declaration Network Annual Meeting to be held in Puebla, Mexico, in April

Mar 18, 2019

Registration is open for the conference, which is focused on "Constructing the Global Digital Credentialing Ecosystem."

Female smiles at someone out of frame — Join the national conversation: The Learner Record Index

Mar 18, 2019

A conversation on why a national LRI is critical for supporting higher education today and in the future.

Three people pose for a photo beside a projector screen with the title "Online Credential Verification" visible — Arizona International Educators affirm global leadership in a time of change

Mar 17, 2019

AACRAO International staff member Ann Koenig co-presented a breakout session on using online verification systems in the processing of international student records.

clipboard with a various charts makes up the background with a blank flow chart in the foreground — Field Notes: Tips for reorganizing your department

Mar 17, 2019

A look at reasons to reorganize, ways to communicate, and strategies for success.