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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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The registrar and IT partnership

Apr 5, 2018

How collaborations can improve communication and affect governance, project funding, project management, and setting priorities at an institutional- and campus-level.

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Attack of the clones! Working with challenging colleagues.

Apr 5, 2018

5 Star Wars character types common in the workplace -- and tips on handling their distinct personalities.

Law school registrars' roundtable discussion

Apr 5, 2018

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Your student is done but they do not want to graduate

Apr 5, 2018

Why you should care.

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Contribute to your profession

Apr 5, 2018

Writing, webinar, and faculty opportunities at AACRAO.

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Rethinking advising for online students

Apr 3, 2018

4 key components for one-stop advising.

Your communication plan is broken

Mar 28, 2018

Why enrollment marketing needs to change

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Education, Interrupted: Students in the Crosshairs of Crises, Policy, & Politics

Mar 27, 2018

AACRAO members meet three students affected by DACA, natural disasters, and immigration policies.

Classes, calendars & compliance challenges

Mar 27, 2018

Identifying and improving compliance while working with faculty and administrators.

Join an AACRAO Caucus: We welcome new members!

Mar 27, 2018

The AACRAO caucuses kicked off the 2018 Annual Meeting in Orlando with a joint session featuring chairs and representatives from each of the caucuses - LGBTQIA, Latino/Latina, Asian-Pacific Islander, Native American, and Black.

Study: Service as a retention tool

Mar 27, 2018

How we treat students matters.

Beyond pronouns and policy: Moving toward trans-inclusivity

Mar 27, 2018

First steps & best practices.

What you need to know about 'post-millennials'

Mar 27, 2018

iGen students, born after 1995, were shaped by technology and social media, diversity, and the Great Recession.

10 questions to ask to improve retention

Mar 27, 2018

Tracking engagement, support and academic progress.

Do you have what it takes to lead through conflict?

Mar 27, 2018

Dos & don'ts of handling office disagreements.

A big-picture look at India's educational system

Mar 27, 2018

Primary-source documents are useful, even if they aren't official.

Beginning a strategic planning project

Mar 27, 2018

How to get your team on board.

Dysfunction of "Office Space": Staff Appreciation 101

Mar 27, 2018

Creative strategies to recognize and appreciate staff members and reduce burnout and turnover.

The tech tools of student service

Mar 27, 2018

How the newest technology tools in student services are helping to reduce barriers to academic success, create service efficiencies, and increase overall student satisfaction.

Using data analytics to track non-traditional students

Mar 27, 2018

Identifying at-risk students in online courses.