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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. 

Keep first-year students at your institution

Jul 12, 2016

Low-cost technology initiatives that aid retention and success.

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The AACC Pathways Project

Jul 12, 2016

Making the case for guided pathways at Irvine Community College.

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3 misconceptions about the 2017-2018 FAFSA

Jun 28, 2016

Truths for admissions "road warriors"

Ask the FERPA Professor

Jun 28, 2016

Can a professor combine two sections of a class on Blackboard?

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5 tips for getting conference approval

Jun 28, 2016

"No room in the budget"? Here's how to make the case.

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Can students search for courses like they shop online?

Jun 27, 2016

There's an app for that.

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Assessing and documenting beyond-the-classroom learning

Jun 27, 2016

USC's model cocurricular transcript will help the institution assess the success of experiential learning programs.

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2 keys to creating robust prior learning assessment

Jun 14, 2016

How traditional schools can leverage the prior learning trend

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The interactive catalog of the future

Jun 14, 2016

BYU's homegrown system is ready for infinity.

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One transfer institution's test to improve retention of adult undergraduate students

Jun 14, 2016

Testing whether stalled adult learners might persist to degree completion if provided a clear pathway to completion, even if unsolicited.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Jun 14, 2016

A question about directory information -- and a live, free FERPA webinar.

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Delivering outcomes through SEM processes

Jun 14, 2016

Processes may seem boring and tedious, but they're key to outstanding outcomes.

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New work group formed - Disciplinary notations on transcripts

Jun 1, 2016

AACRAO is looking for members interested in serving on a short-term work group to develop national guidelines for disciplinary notations on transcripts and appropriate procedures surrounding this practice.

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7 ways for registrars to participate in curriculum management

May 31, 2016

Registrars are uniquely positioned to contribute to the conversation.

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The ERP conundrum

May 31, 2016

How to pick the system that suits your institution.

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The effect of in-country recruitment activities

May 31, 2016

Research into future international enrollment at a large Canadian University

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A record of lifelong learning

May 31, 2016

UMUC's comprehensive transcript aims for portability, dynamism and longevity.

Ask the FERPA Professor

May 31, 2016

Do mental health records fall under the definition of an educational record?

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Transfer nation

May 31, 2016

The economic, technological and demographic shifts that are making transfer the norm.

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How blockchain (the foundation for Bitcoin) may revolutionize student data verification

May 31, 2016

The cryptographic technology has inspired a system specifically designed for university's unique needs.