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07/16/2020
AACRAO celebrates the swift response of the the higher education community in opposition to the Trump administration's ill-conceived policy that would have required international students to attend in-person classes in the fall in order to remain in the country.
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07/14/2020
Whether one calls it transfer, swirl, mobility, or some new, yet-to-be-seen nomenclature, the concept of students attending multiple institutions, whether simultaneously or for different periods, is no longer new. John Gardner referred to collegiate student transfer as “the new normal” in 2012 and AACRAO held its first transfer conference four years before that. Moreover, with 33% of all undergraduates transferring at least one time during their academic career (NSC 2012), why do institutions still struggle to court, let alone support, this population?
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07/09/2020
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07/08/2020
"There's a tremendous variation in how [faculty] assess, in how they grade and that is part of the problem and part of why we keep leaning back into the carnegie unit. Because it's quite simple. Because it's numerical. Because it's an accounting measure. So we can all agree that it's not the way to measure learning but we can't seem to agree on a best way that we should."
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07/08/2020
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06/26/2020
Upcoming transfer credit research, accessibility for students with disabilities, and more.
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06/18/2020
Mike Reilly discusses some concerns about what information institutions will be asked to provide as directory information.
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06/17/2020
As the world is coping and trying to manage during the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities are expanding their current admissions approach by adding holistic measures that present a more “whole” view of who a student is and their ability to succeed. “Holistic admissions” as a term has been around for 20 years, with various definitions as to what additional aspects are being considered in order to provide a more “whole” view of a student.
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06/09/2020
"Somebody may have a talent or an ability that you want to maximize and maybe you need to change your structure so that they can be more successful in their role."
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06/09/2020
Registrars are often called the “hub” or “heart” of campus, and for good reason. The registrar’s office is a central, essential component of the institutional ecosystem, touching students at every phase of the academic journey from applicant to alumni.
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06/08/2020
"The Asian American & Pacific Islander experience is paradoxical. It is one of simultaneous action and inaction where survival and silencing pervade existence."
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06/08/2020
This month AACRAO's College & University Journal features an interview with Luisa Havens Gerardo, Vice President for Enrollment Management at Virginia Tech, who has served AACRAO as president, vice president for access and equity, chair of the international admissions committee, and member of the nominations committee and the program committee for the Annual Meeting.
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06/03/2020
Mike Reilly discusses how institutions can work to provide the U.S. Census Bureau the relevant information needed to complete an accurate count.
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06/02/2020
Today AACRAO leadership sent out the following message, inviting members to join in an important conversation.
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05/29/2020
A recap of AACRAO's COVID-19 surveys, and what's to come.
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05/28/2020
Mike Reilly discusses AACRAO's webinar with the U.S. Census Bureau, which provides updates on their modified data collection timeline, procedures, and field operations in light of the pandemic.
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05/27/2020
On Tuesday, May 26th, AACRAO Managing Consultant Michele Sandlin contributed to a discussion with three other co-presenters on non-cognitive variables in the holistic admissions process hosted by Common App.
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05/27/2020
"The future of life-long education is only sustainable when achieving an education doesn't indenture someone to servitude."
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05/15/2020
Dr. Tom Green, AACRAO's Associate Executive Director, Consulting and SEM, was recently interviewed by ABC News about colleges' and universities' options for holding classes in the fall while navigating the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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05/12/2020
AACRAO staff members are just heading into week four of mandatory telework—most of us haven’t been in the D.C. office since March 16—and, like many of you, we’ve learned a lot about coping with new demands from both work and home life amidst an incredibly stressful and uncertain time.
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