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The real demographic crisis isn't national—it's regional

For years, enrollment leaders have planned around the long-anticipated ‘demographic cliff’ of 2025, which is when we expect…
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What are students asking university chatbots?

Discover how student chatbot data from EAB’s Navigate360 reveals real student needs—and how AI can close support gaps…
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What higher ed can learn from these successful academic program revitalizations

Three schools demonstrate how to successfully revamp academic programs—and which strategies can be used to strengthen your own…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
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Preparing for the end of Grad PLUS: 4 strategies to rethink graduate cost and aid

For enrollment leaders interested in building out their financial aid strategy for graduate and professional programs, here are…
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    How can universities promote access to wellness resources for students?

    Leaders at Drake University and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay investigated how universities can promote access to wellness resources to all students. Discover what they found in their research at the micro-level (classroom setting) and the mezzo-level (university-wide).

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    How to communicate financial information to Gen Z students

    Communicating with Gen Z students about how to be financially responsible in college is as elusive as booming budgets in higher ed. Discover how the University of Colorado Denver and Minnesota State University Moorhead approach financial communication with students.

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    Finding and recruiting adult learners

    Universities throughout the country are facing the same issue—a dramatic decline in the number of high school graduates projected in 2025. COVID-19 has created additional enrollment instability and undergraduate enrollment is being negatively impacted at many institutions while there is growth in online and graduate programs which is accelerating the 2025 forecast.

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    Enhancing the attractiveness of joint undergraduate and graduate degrees

    The impending demographic cliff is creating undergraduate enrollment challenges, especially for institutions in the northeast, where my university is located. One strategy to offset the expected revenue decline is growing graduate enrollment, and an institution’s existing undergraduate students are a fruitful market to target. By saving time and money, joint undergraduate and graduate degrees are an attractive way to keep strong students on campus for an additional year.

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    Adult learners and strategies for success

    With a growing demand for education solutions for ‘adult learners’ and professionals looking to expand their education beyond the traditional PSE journey, our capstone project focused on identifying best practices and strategies for successful recruitment and retention of such adult learners.

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  • Higher Education Strategy Blog

    Streamlining internal hiring processes and procedures through process improvement

    No matter what industry we are talking about, from fast food to Fortune 500 companies, everyone is feeling the strain of the pandemic and the “Great Resignation”. Higher education has been vastly impacted by this surge of resignations and small applicant pools. It is more important than ever that we focus our attention to talent acquisition and onboarding to attract and retain top quality employees.

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    Improving employee engagement through continuous feedback

    In 2018, Southern Oregon University updated its Strategic Plan to become an inclusive, sustainable university for the future that guides all learners to develop the knowledge, capacities, and audacity to innovate boldly and create lives of purpose.

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    Evaluating opportunities for external partnerships

    External partnerships are excellent resources in a time when universities need to focus on their core educational missions and worry less about functionality in other areas.

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    Improving student enrollment and retention through on-campus employment and career development

    When enrollment declines and potential college-goers question the return on investment of a bachelor’s degree, we need to recruit and retain students by linking on-campus employment with career development and academic curriculum.

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