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Using Big Data to Prevent Student Loan Defaults

By George Covino, USA Funds Vice President, Default Prevention
College administrators already mine “big data” to gain insights into the performance of their institutions in relation to their missions. Big data – large data sets that can be analyzed to reveal patterns, trends, and associations – already helps schools address issues such as enhancing student success rates, improving teaching effectiveness and reducing administrative burdens.

Preparing for Student Loan Repayment

Webinar: 90/10 Rule Compliance

The 90/10 Rule presents an annual challenge for the management teams of proprietary schools. Attorneys from the law firm of Ritzert & Leyton will discuss recent enforcement developments and potential changes to the Rule based on legislative proposals in this informative webinar. The 60 minute session will also touch on practical strategies for ensuring compliance More Info »

Identifying Ways to Improve Inter-Departmental Cooperation

Anatomy of a Rock Star Admissions Rep – How to Amp up Your Team

There are seven key skills and habits that top performing reps bring to work every single day. How can you efficiently transfer these attributes to underperforming reps – and have it stick? Our panel cracks the admissions code and shares the seven high-performance attributes of top performing reps. You will take away constructive action items More Info »

Identifying Ways to Improve Inter-Departmental Cooperation

Turning Strangers into Students™ (and Advocates) – A Study on Inbound Marketing and Recruitment in Higher Education (Part 1)

By Dr. Jean Norris, Norton|Norris, Inc., Managing Partner, and Linda Ganster, Managing Partner, The Grandview Group
Recently, a former school owner and advocate of career colleges stated, “The timing on the recovery of the for-profit sector is in direct correlation to fixing the problem in admissions.”

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Using Active Learning Pedagogy and the KDKA Instructional Design Model in Curriculum Development

By Fawzi BenMessaoud, School of Informatics & Computing, Indiana University & Purdue University Indianapolis
This paper describes the process used to design and develop curriculum using active learning pedagogy and the Knowledge Departed & Knowledge Assimilated (KDKA) Instructional Design (ID) model.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion