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The scholarship of practice entails the use of findings of empirical research to guide the development of institutional policy and practice. Accordingly, engagement in the scholarship of practice by enrollment management (EM) officers precludes them from “shooting from the hip” or trial-and-error forms of professional action. Engagement in a scholarship of practice involves reliance on the work of the research community to generate research findings useful to practice. Research findings will be more useful if EM practitioners can identify topics for research to guide their day-to-day work. This article describes approaches to the development of a needed pathway from EM communities of practice back to the EM research community. In turn, a pathway from the EM research community back to EM practitioners is also needed. Issues pertinent to this pathway are also presented in this article.

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braxton--lgJohn M. Braxton is Professor Emeritus of Leadership, Policy and Organizations, Higher Education Leadership and Policy Program, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Professor Braxton is also a Resident Scholar, Tennessee Independent College and University Association. He has two major programs of research: One centers on the study of college and university faculty members. His other program of research focuses on college student departure. In addition, his current work centers on various aspects of the scholarship of practice.

Braxton is a recipient of the Research Achievement Award bestowed by the Association for the Study of Higher Education and the Contribution to Knowledge Award given by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA)-College Student Educators International. Both awards are for outstanding contributions to knowledge that advance the understanding of higher education. Professor Braxton served from 2008 until 2015 as the ninth editor of the Journal of College Student Development.

hossler--lgDon Hossler, Ph.D., is Provost and Sonneborn Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Bloomington, where he also served as Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services. He has received recognition for his research from several national higher education organizations. Hossler currently serves as Senior Scholar in the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.

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