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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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Ask the FERPA Professor

Sep 8, 2020

Can an electronic signature be used for FERPA releases?

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Field Notes: Tips for self- and team-care and purposeful crisis response

Sep 5, 2020

Reflections on adaptability, stress, and lessons learned.

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Update on AACRAO’s Strategic Planning process

Sep 5, 2020

New 10-year plan to be released in the coming months.

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Holistic admissions: A just solution at a pivotal moment

Sep 5, 2020

BLM and a global pandemic accelerate the push to test-optional.

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Digital documents in international admissions: What you need to know

Sep 5, 2020

The landscape is changing quickly. Be prepared.

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AACRAO staff to present on international credential evaluation at TAICEP

Sep 5, 2020

Conference to be held virtually in October.

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Meet Jonathan Cao-Nguyen, new International Educational News Content Curator for EDGE

Sep 5, 2020

Researching and documenting education news from around the world.

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Reflections on the 2020 March on Washington

Sep 4, 2020

In this moment, what do you choose?

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Next Month @AACRAO: Join the list

Aug 24, 2020

Courses, deadlines, and events -- find out what's upcoming in one handy email.

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LGBTQIA Caucus welcomes new chairs Tammy Johnson and Chris Dorsten

Aug 24, 2020

Thank you to departing chairs Paul McCarty and Holly Halmo.

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Registrars as storytellers

Aug 24, 2020

Building a narrative helps people understand and engage complex issues.

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“Strategic” doesn’t mean static

Aug 24, 2020

How to do dynamic enrollment management.

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The technification of the registrar's office

Aug 24, 2020

Addressing staffing and structural questions to meet changing demands.

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Raise up good work: Learn about AACRAO Awards

Aug 24, 2020

Higher ed can be thankless work. Recognition is important.

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Making the case: The time for EDX is now

Aug 24, 2020

Electronic document exchange preserves business continuity and improves efficiencies.

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Protesting 101: Preparation, etiquette, and safety

Aug 23, 2020

Tips ahead of the Aug. 28 March on Washington.

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Field Notes: #IamRemarkable: The art of graceful self-promotion

Aug 23, 2020

Empowering women to acknowledge and share their accomplishments.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Aug 23, 2020

A question of mass emails.

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Ask the FERPA Professor

Aug 11, 2020

A military recruiter requests unusual information.

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Mentoring study: Call for research participants

Aug 11, 2020

Understanding what registrars experience in mentoring roles.