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AACRAO's bi-weekly professional development e-newsletter Connect offers timely information, actionable tips, and expert guidance relevant to your career; stories about interesting colleagues doing inspiring things; and news about association services, activities and resources.

Like a virtual, on-demand AACRAO conference-between-conferences, Connect keeps professional conversations alive and helps you stay engaged with the association that advocates for and believes in your career. 

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AACRAO & CollegeSource partner to create a searchable institutional policy database

Nov 13, 2020

A resource for referencing norms and benchmarks.

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Questions about compliance and distance learning?

Nov 13, 2020

Get clarification with webinars with the Department of Education and NC-SARA.

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Registrars: 2020 superheroes

Nov 13, 2020

6 important roles and recommendations to protect and defend higher ed.

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Inaugural ASCEND cohort recognized at AACRAO SEM

Nov 12, 2020

Participants receive mentoring, support, and guidance from SEM experts.

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Report & webinar: Best practices for closing and merging schools

Nov 12, 2020

Over the past five years more than 1,200 higher education institutions have closed, displacing nearly half a million students.

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Uzbekistan 2030: Internationalizing higher education

Nov 12, 2020

Join the upcoming webinar, Dec. 3.

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A plastic sabre, a fake mustache, an ersatz tiara: Making magic for ACRAO State & Regionals

Nov 12, 2020

Recent workshops strengthening S&Rs were the bee's knees.

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AACRAO's virtual SEM Conference amplifies call for social justice

Nov 2, 2020

Continue the conversation: Join us for our virtual Annual Meeting in March 2021.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Nov 2, 2020

Is it a violation of FERPA to include student name and ID number in an email subject line?

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AACRAO celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Nov 2, 2020

Learn about our Native American caucus, comprised of members who at tribal and non-tribal colleges and universities.

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AACRAO podcast reaches 10,000 downloads

Nov 2, 2020

Hosts of For the Record and Admit It reflect on their experiences thus far.

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AACRAO releases report on the Cuban educational system

Nov 1, 2020

Researchers traveled to the country to better understand its unique approach to higher education.

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Using behavioral science to improve messaging to students

Nov 1, 2020

One community college used these 5 strategies to shift students' mindset.

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Become an IESC Fellow

Nov 1, 2020

Improve professional research skills working with the International Education Standards Council.

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Academy Award winner Matthew A. Cherry addresses the virtual SEM Conference this Friday

Oct 27, 2020

From social justice issues to the value of creativity in a crisis, the closing keynote offers hope and inspiration.

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Understanding the college choice process among underrepresented students

Oct 19, 2020

A recent SEM-EP grad explores the research.

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Building a bridge with faculty during the SEM planning process

Oct 19, 2020

4 keys to collaboration and inclusion.

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Pandemic survival 101: Collaborate with IT to catalyze change

Oct 19, 2020

Strong leadership requires relationship.

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Higher education in 21st-century Uzbekistan

Oct 19, 2020

The academic credit hour as building block for quality and mobility.

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Updates from Cambridge International

Oct 19, 2020

Join the webinar Thursday for more information.