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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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AACRAO is on Instagram!

May 30, 2017

Social media isn't just about posting selfies or sharing cooking videos--it's a great way to curate resources and connect professionally.

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Interpersonal relationships are key to transfer success

May 30, 2017

How collaboration can impact transfer outcomes.

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York College makes transfer students feel welcome

May 30, 2017

Overcoming campus silos to create a unified, smooth, and positive experience.

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4 tips for increasing enrollment

May 30, 2017

How non-flagship state universities and community colleges can get students to take a second look.

Ask the FERPA Professor

May 26, 2017

Does the professor need to obtain consent from students in order to video record lectures?

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We are all criminals

May 25, 2017

What crime have you had the luxury to forget?

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6 evidence-based factors to support student success

May 16, 2017

Findings from the Student Support (Re)defined project, with a particular focus on African-American and Latino learners.

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7 formal recommendations on international student data portability

May 16, 2017

AACRAO International participated in the Groningen Declaration Network Symposium on Credential Evaluation Professional Issues hosted at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in April 2017.

Ask the FERPA Professor

May 16, 2017

Questions about cloud-based document managers.

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Transfer students: 10 percent is the magic number

May 15, 2017

Do you work with transfer students or use technology to recruit or manage students?

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Engaging student workers in the Registrar's Office

May 15, 2017

Elon University's Rodney Parks offers strategies for attracting highly motivated students to the business side of higher education.

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AACRAO seeks volunteers for the Editorial Board of SEM Quarterly Journal

May 5, 2017

To indicate your interest, please send a resume or CV by May 15.

Introducing the new SEM-EP Adjunct Faculty

May 2, 2017

Meet these four helpful SEM experts, and learn how the endorsement program can help your professional development.

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From degree audits to diplomas

May 2, 2017

Essential information for planning graduation ceremonies.

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The New Reality for Higher Education

May 2, 2017

Trump Administration, the 115th Congress, and what it all means.

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Good charts: The competitive imperative

May 2, 2017

The must-have skill to communicate with colleagues, supervisors, trustees, and students.

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The "Trump Effect" and fall 2017 international applications

May 2, 2017

AACRAO's "Eye on Research" blog covers recent, relevant higher ed research.

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Retaining online students through integrated services

May 2, 2017

Services, relationships, and quality of interactions help students to feel like they matter.

Ask the FERPA Professor

May 2, 2017

Questions about communicating with high schools about students who have applied.

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Women in higher ed: The journey to leadership

Apr 18, 2017

Many women face a labyrinth of barriers on their path to leadership.