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3 demographic trends shaping the future of graduate and adult enrollment

Here’s a closer look at the demographic trends shaping graduate and adult enrollment and the strategic actions graduate…
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Focus on email deliverability, not email delivery

Learn the difference between email delivery and email deliverability—and why confusing them can hurt your enrollment results.
Enrollment Blog
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What the OBBB and the new Carnegie classification could mean for higher education accountability

The new Carnegie classification and One Big Beautiful Bill both spotlight post-college earnings. Could this become the new…
Student Success Blog
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4 higher ed alternative revenue ideas that won’t deliver—and what actually will

Discover four commonly suggested pursuits for revenue generation and their more promising alternatives.
Higher Education Strategy Blog

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  • Community College Blog

    Look beyond demographics to serve students better

    Student success initiatives based on demographic risk indicators are well-intentioned but often misguided. Learn how you can collect better information about students to identify those students who truly need extra support—and empower those who don't.

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  • Student Success Blog

    A better way to engage first-generation parents

    One-size-fits-all communication doesn't work for your students and it doesn't work for their parents, either. Read about how one institution created more customized newsletters for first-generation students' parents.

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  • Student Success Blog

    Does Blue Apron have the best recipe for student outcomes?

    New cooks and students entering the workforce have much in common—they know what they want to achieve, but they don't always know how to get there. Meal-kit services such as Blue Apron offer key lessons for how academic leaders can help students prepare for the workforce.

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  • Community College Blog

    The community college leader’s guide to overcoming ‘new initiative’ anxiety

    Discover three common anxieties that college leaders face before launching a new student success program, as well as strategies to overcome each one.

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  • Data & Analytics Blog

    Direction for the CIO’s first 100 days

    The first 100 days are often considered a critical time for new CIOs, as they transition into their new position and assess the institution's primary needs. See how one member addressed these challenges, and why he believes the momentum of the first 100 days doesn't have to end.

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  • Community College Blog

    Q&A: How members implement Guided Pathways

    Cynthia Pascal, acting Director of Student Services at Northern Virginia Community College, chats with EAB's Melinda Salaman about helping students find the right major and Guided Pathways, and shares her advice for college leaders who hope to engage advisors in institutional change.

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  • Student Success Blog

    Why texting your students isn’t ‘coddling’

    In talking to members about student enablement, we often hear comments like "Isn't that hand-holding?" But arming students with student enablement technologies isn't coddling--it's leveling the playing field. Learn why.

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  • 3 opportunities to reduce private office space on campus

    Faculty office space comes at a premium; often costing facilities leaders the opportunity to fully realize their institution's space needs. Learn about three opportunities to eliminate private offices for non-tenured faculty, and how your institution can free up underutilized office space to reduce the demand for offices in new construction.

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  • Student Success Blog

    Two ways to help first-generation students navigate your college’s ‘hidden curriculum’

    Too often, first-generation students have to "figure it out"—figure out how to register for classes, navigate the college campus, and fit in with their classmates. Here's why that's so frustrating and what you can do to better support the first-generation students on your campus.

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