Editor’s Choice - Higher Education Articles

Senior Department Official’s Thoughtful Response to ACICS

November 10, 2018 Jenny

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By Nicholas Kent, Senior Vice President of Policy and Research, Career Education Colleges and Universities
Kent examines the recommendation from Diane Auer Jones which will undoubtedly inform Secretary DeVos, who will conduct her own independent evaluation of whether ACICS should continue as a federally recognized accreditor.

Admissions

Filling the Education-Healthcare Pipeline – Panel Perspectives at the UMA 360 Degree Summit

November 10, 2018 Jenny

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By Julene Robinson, Vice Provost of Programs & Academic Affairs, Ultimate Medical Academy
At the recent UMA 360 Summit: Perspectives on Healthcare Innovation, former governor of Massachusetts and Ultimate Medical Academy Executive Chair of the Board of Directors Jane Swift led a panel of local hospital, community, and education experts in a discussion to explore healthcare opportunities and perspectives in an industry experiencing workforce shortages and greater demands from an aging population.

Accounting

The New Audit Guide and What we Learned

October 14, 2018 Jenny

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By Michael Wherry, Director, McClintock & Associates, PC
As was expected, the Audit Guide added significantly more audit work, increased the hours necessary to complete the audit, and delayed the issuance of the reports. During July, our firm spent time quantifying the hours and the impact on our firm and to our clients.

Admissions

The Hidden Motivations of Prospective Students – New Research

September 9, 2018 Jenny

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By Shane Sparks, Co-founder, Enrollment Resources
Enrollment Resources recently compiled data from over 125,000 prospective students who had completed a detailed online survey. An analysis of the results has uncovered fascinating insights into career education prospective students, including where they are in the process, their work situation and motivations.

Student Support

No Internet? No Device? No Problem: Making Electronic Course Materials Easily Accessible

August 4, 2018 Jenny

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By Bruce Schneider, Vice President of Business Engineering, Ambassador Education Solutions
Digital course materials can increase convenience and reduce costs, yet they are dependent upon student accessibility. Learn how a device program can help and explore important considerations along the way, including offering Wi-Fi hotspots, delivering print-on-demand options, and allowing for downloadable digital content.

Marketing

4 Optimizations you Should do Before Spending Another Dollar on Ads

July 13, 2018 Jenny

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By Cassie Costner, Website Project Manager, Oozle Media
Before spending another dollar on any type of ad, learn how to assess your website and the target demographic. Make the most of every click by optimizing your website for conversions by following these simple steps.

Compliance

Wary About Clery? On the Frontlines of Title IX?

June 12, 2018 Jenny

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By Jovita Foster, Partner and Salama Gallimore, Associate, Armstrong Teasdale
The summer is a great time for college and university officials to begin compiling campus crime statistics and gathering policies and procedural information for reporting mandated by the Clery Act.

School Operations

The Millennial Workforce – a New Corporate Reality

May 11, 2018 Jenny

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By Suzanne Morrison-Williams, Ed.D., Vice President, Academic Affairs, City College
Millennials are not the evil horrors that many make them out to be. Millennials just differ in ‘how’ they want to operate. The key is for the organization to be able to meet the needs of all the generations within their organization.

Legal and Regulatory Issues

Hidden Requirements for Calculating Graduate Employment

April 7, 2018 Jenny

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By Bryan M. Westhoff, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC
How do state and federal prosecutors use consent orders to enforce new rules for the way that propriety schools calculate their graduate employment rates? In the absence of any uniform rules for calculating graduate employment rates, many state and federal prosecutors have adopted their own views about which students schools can count as “employed.”

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