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Significant impending changes in the demographics of the college-going population will require higher education institutions to adjust admissions policies and student success initiatives in their strategic enrollment management plans. The role of the chief enrollment management officer (CEMO) will be examined for its potential to shape policies around access and equity within an institution using transformative leadership theory. It is predicted that there could be up to 750 vacant CEMO positions within the next few years, creating an opportunity for higher education institutions to bring transformative leaders into this role.

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emery-l--mdLisa Emery serves as the Senior Associate Registrar at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. She is the co-chair of the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) Enrollment Management committee and a member of AACRAO’s Information Systems and Technology Committee. Emery is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership at Eastern Michigan University with a research interest in the impacts of the Chief Enrollment Management Officer position. She holds a B.A. in economics and an M.S. in information policy, both from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

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