Eye on Research

September 2018 - Defining Student Success | 09/24/2018

I ran across two articles recently, one in Inside Higher Ed and another by Northeastern University, both talking about how some universities are giving students an Amazon Echo Dot as part of their student package...I am personally “geeking out” thinking about the research to come that will examine the relationship between student success and Alexa (or other similar interface) users to non-users.

August 2018 - Qualitative Research – Often Time Consuming but Valuable | 08/28/2018

The stories we get from our members about their experiences both professionally and with their own institutional practices add a great deal to our understanding of the complexity of higher education.

July 2018 - Identify the approach colleges and universities use in recruiting high school seniors to their institutions | 07/24/2018

We are pleased to announce new functionality for the blog. Readers can now add comments. It is our hope that this new functionality will encourage contributions from our members.

June 2018 - Announcing a New Research Advisory Board Member | 06/25/2018

The AACRAO RAB is pleased to announce that we have a new member, Michael Flanigan, starting with the RAB on July 1st. Dr. Veronica Garcia is stepping away from her role on the RAB. She has been a valuable member of the group, and her service is greatly appreciated.

May 2018 - The many degrees of institutional freedom | 05/24/2018

In the almost four years that AACRAO has used the 60-Second Survey concept, I am struck by one theme that runs throughout: there are many degrees of freedom associated with the practices and policies for which we try to gain a common understanding through these surveys.

March 2018 - Planning for the Demographics Shift | 05/18/2018

Our opening keynote speaker here at the AACRAO annual conference, Francisco Marmolejo, spoke about the global economic and demographic shifts that will impact higher education in the United States and abroad in the next 20 plus years.

April 2018 - Socioeconomic Paradigm Struggles for Low-Income Graduates of Elite Leagues | 05/18/2018

I found this story in the Christian Science Monitor of great interest. The article examined the struggles of a few low-income, and/or first-generation students who experienced difficulty transitioning from “poor to privileged.”

February 2018 - Artificial Intelligence and College Enrollment Decisions | 02/23/2018

Just the American Educational Research Association (AERA) article title “How an Artificially Intelligent Virtual Assistant Helps Students Navigate the Road to College” made me think “Fascinating!” and then about Skynet, the Matrix, and Ava (Ex Machina) all at once.

January 2018 - Swirlers, Dualists, Reversers and Traditionals | 01/29/2018

December 2017 - “The greatest teacher, failure is.” | 12/20/2017

November 2017 - AACRAO’S First Research Grant Award Winner | 11/30/2017

October 2017 - Approximate anticipated number of CEMO positions available in the next four years | 10/26/2017

September 2017 - Chief Enrollment Management Officer Career Profile – Sneak Peek | 09/28/2017

August 2017 - Defining the Chief Enrollment Management Officer career | 08/30/2017

July 2017 - Freelancing as a “surrogate” student, Parents Completing College Applications for Many, and more | 07/27/2017

June 2017 - How to get students to eat their vegetables | 06/29/2017

May 2017 - Announcing AACRAO Research Grants | 05/26/2017

April 2017 - New Research Advisory Board Member | 04/27/2017

March 2017 - A Call for 60-Second Survey Ideas | 03/27/2017

February 2017 - Introducing AACRAO's new Research Intern | 02/28/2017