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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 professionals: Two calls for volunteers

Feb 8, 2018

Seeking AACRAO SEM-EP evaluators and information about graduate SEM courses on your campuses

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What is the student's role in the transfer process?

Jan 31, 2018

How to work with students to assume responsibility.

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How to build your creative confidence and promote diversity

Jan 30, 2018

Kevin Carroll, best-selling author and self-styled "provocateur of play," talks to AACRAO about using imagination to instigate social change.

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Are you ready for the cloud? 3 questions to consider

Jan 30, 2018

One university shares its cloud migration story.

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Is it armageddon?

Jan 30, 2018

How major technological and social shifts are fundamentally changing the registrar profession.

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AACRAO office gearing up for summer move

Jan 30, 2018

The architectural design drawings have been completed and the search for a contractor has begun.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Jan 29, 2018

Are a counselor's records "treatment records" if they have Title IX privilege?

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Influencing policy making

Jan 29, 2018

How registrars can advocate for equitable policy for all students.

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The cost of not complying with GDPR

Jan 16, 2018

"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?" (John Wooden)

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The U.S. perspective on the three-year Bologna-compliant bachelor's degree

Jan 16, 2018

Is there a coherent U.S. perspective on how to evaluate degree?

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Retention and the significance of sophomores

Jan 16, 2018

First-year students get a lot of attention. What kind of support do second-years need?

Field Notes: Reflections from an (almost) mid-career Registrar

Jan 16, 2018

Don't burn out: unplug, connect with colleagues, and work in your strength.

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3 ways to ensure equitable international credit assessment

Jan 15, 2018

Prioritize these best practices for fair, consistent, and accurate decisions.

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The complex intersection of immigration policy and higher education

Jan 15, 2018

What is college and universities' role regarding DACA/Dreamers, refugees, and migrants?

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4 "soft" New Year's resolutions for higher education professionals

Jan 15, 2018

Realize your potential in 2018.

Ask the FERPA Professor

Jan 15, 2018

Can you give financial information to third-party payers?

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AACRAO travels to Lebanon in support of the Article 26 Backpack

Dec 12, 2017

The project addresses document reconstruction and assessment for displaced students.

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2017 AACRAO Leadership Meeting brings members together in Old Town Alexandria

Dec 12, 2017

Professional activity committee chairs, meeting directors, Board of Directors, officers from state and regional ACRAO's, and AACRAO staff discuss pressing issues for higher education professions.

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The joy of giving professional development to your staff

Dec 12, 2017

Ask your staff: What do you need to succeed?

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U.S. higher education experiencing a "significant wake-up call"

Dec 12, 2017

Francisco Marmolejo, Tertiary Education Global Coordinator at the World Bank, reflects on U.S. higher education in the global context.