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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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SEM-EP grad's home institution benefits from her research and credential

Feb 27, 2018

Buffalo State's Assoc. VP of EM Erin Alonzo, SEM-EP's 20th graduate, studied obstacles to re-enrollment and completion.

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Field Notes: The Indiana Transfer Council: A grassroots initiative

Feb 27, 2018

A place where transfer professionals can find support, network, cultivate relationships, keep abreast of trends and learn of professional development opportunities.

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Clayton State University takes the gold at the Winter Olympics for International Transfer Credit!

Feb 27, 2018

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Applications are open for the Comprehensive Learner Records (CLR) project

Feb 27, 2018

AACRAO and NASPA invite colleges, universities, and systems interested in developing and implementing CLRs to apply.

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It's time to graduate, kid

Feb 27, 2018

How lingering students can stretch need-based aid policy.

Music, meetings and more make SACRAO 2018 memorable

Feb 26, 2018

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Gaining confidence in credential evaluation

Feb 26, 2018

Three experts discuss career paths and PD resources on a budget for novices, mid-career professionals and evaluations experts.

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Social media explainer, with donuts

Feb 26, 2018

Which platforms should you use, and how should you use them? And what kind of coffee pairs best with sprinkles?

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Registrar 201 revamped to help experienced registrars build their skills

Feb 26, 2018

The popular workshop now uses case analysis and TED Talks-style presentations.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Feb 26, 2018

Sharing information with recruiting partners

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Invitation to submit a poster presentation

Feb 13, 2018

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Participate in the 2018 Open Doors Surveys

Feb 13, 2018

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Field Notes: It takes a village: Retention, persistence, and all those early alerts

Feb 13, 2018

Strategy before software.

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Call for volunteers: AACRAO Workgroups

Feb 13, 2018

Learn more about the Admissions Career Path, State & REgionals, and Student Success workgroups

Ask the FERPA Professor

Feb 12, 2018

Can schools disclose student athletes' GPAs to the press?

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Admissions: Stop reinventing the orientation and recruitment wheel

Feb 12, 2018

How one community college streamlined and unified their recruitment funnel and orientation process.

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Focusing on completion at community colleges

Feb 12, 2018

Hitting the mark under a performance-based funding model.

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AACRAO to join the University Alliance for Refugee and at Risk Migrants

Feb 12, 2018

Extending our work with displaced and vulnerable students.

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AACRAO Caucuses bring members together around common issues

Feb 12, 2018

The Asian and Pacific Islander, Black, Latino/a, LGBT and Native American Caucuses have a major role to play in promoting inclusivity in higher education professions.

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Coded language creates barriers to graduate school diversity

Feb 12, 2018

How faculty concerns about "quality" reinforce inequality and racism, and other myths about diversity recruiting.