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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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Technology and Transfer: Share your knowledge and experience

Jan 28, 2016

Creating a transfer-friendly and technologically-savvy campus is key to meeting enrollment goals.

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5 key characteristics of a strong higher education leader

Jan 27, 2016

Do you have all five?

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Recruiting a successful, diverse class

Jan 27, 2016

Challenges and opportunities

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Indigenous nation-building: Creating strong partnerships between higher education institutions and native nations

Jan 27, 2016

Professor Manley Begay offers insight into how institutions can support the project of nation building on tribal reservations.

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Building the Human Infrastructure of SEM

Jan 27, 2016

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Supporting Syrian refugee access to U.S. higher education

Jan 27, 2016

Context, best practices and resources.

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More Coverage of Chinese and Indian Credentials at the 10th Annual Winter Institute!

Jan 22, 2016

2 AACRAOans reflect on how a Fulbright international experience enriched their careers

Jan 12, 2016

The International Education Administrators Program offers participants a unique perspective on education systems, a professional network that spans the globe'and is better than any vacation. Accepting applications through Feb. 1.

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Creating an open and welcoming environment for undocumented youth

Jan 12, 2016

UCLA's Dream Resource Center celebrates diversity, withholds judgement and establishes safe spaces for sharing.

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Redesigning community colleges: What's next for 2-year institutions?

Jan 12, 2016

Community college education is seen by many as a solution to America's socioeconomic challenges.

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SEM Quarterly call for authors

Jan 12, 2016

SEMQ is looking for manuscripts based on original research or practice in strategic enrollment management.

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AACRAO's ambitious goals for 2016--and what they mean for you

Jan 12, 2016

5 ways AACRAO will boost higher education professionals in 2016.

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Deferred action for childhood arrivals - Dissertation research survey

Jan 12, 2016

A member is asking individuals who work with unauthorized residents enrolled in higher education to take a 5-minute survey.

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In memory of Stephen Merritt, 1956-2015

Jan 12, 2016

AACRAO member Steve Merritt passed away unexpectedly in November.

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Announcement of Position Opening Director, AACRAO Technology & Transfer Conference

Jan 12, 2016

Application deadline is Jan. 15.

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Norway revises academic title regulations

Jan 12, 2016

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In memory of Stan Berry, 1923 - 2015

Jan 12, 2016

Stan Berry, longtime AACRAO member, passed away on December 18th at 92.

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A new case for electronic transcript exchange: A homegrown SIS

Jan 12, 2016

A conversation with Susan Reyes, Director, Programmer/Analyst, Enrollment Services, member of the AACRAO SPEEDE Committee and PESC Board

Ask the FERPA Professor

Jan 12, 2016

Can a university include, as part of their annual FERPA notification to students, a statement that they will share selected records with a community college for reverse transfer purposes, thereby giving the students the choice of opting out ...

The FERPA Professor goes prime time: AACRAO's LeRoy Rooker visits with an ABC affiliate about vendor privacy concerns

Dec 16, 2015

When researching information about a local murder involving a 14-year-old student, a Washington, DC, news station found something it wasn't expecting: confidential school records available where anyone could see them.