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Basic Conversational Spanish for Non-Spanish Speaking Students and Spanish for the Spanish-Speaking Students
By Luis Garcia Jr., Garcia-Shilling International (GSI) and Stephen B. Friedheim, Education Systems & Solutions
Incorporate basic Spanish and the results will not only please you, your students and your employers, but the changes will enable your school to fulfill its mission – greater graduate employment.

In Tune with the Market: Bellus Academy Creates CBD Curriculum

From Predictive to Proactive: How One Institution is Applying Data to Raise the Bar on Student Support

By Dr. S. David Vaillancourt, Chief Academic Officer, The College of Health Care Professions and Bruce Schneider, Vice President of Business Engineering, Ambassador Education Solutions
Student behavioral data often has the biggest impact on student support efforts and retention outcomes. Learn how CHCP and Ambassador put an intelligence plan in place that not only tracks activity data, but makes it actionable.

Reaching Students in a COVID-19 Focused Learning Environment

Continuing Education Courses, Credentials Make for Better Teachers

Written from an Interview with Dr. Joseph F. Shiver II, Director, Faculty Development, Joint Special Operations University
Continuing education courses and the Certified Higher Education Professional credential help to make faculty better and more creative instructors, which helps to keep students involved and retained.

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

How Accommodating is Your College?

By Darren K. Sharp, Partner, Co-leader of the Higher Education Industry Team, Armstrong Teasdale
College students with disabilities are afforded legal rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (§504), including the right to seek reasonable accommodations from their schools to participate and succeed in their academic careers. This article addresses the more common legal accommodations provided under applicable federal statutes.

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Affordability and Student Loans – Session One

Exploring Educational and Healthcare Provider Partnerships to Improve Graduate Placement and Healthcare Recruiting Outcomes

By Dr. Amanda Smith, Vice Provost - Curriculum and Academic Services and Beth Garland, Senior Vice President - Strategic Operations, Ultimate Medical Academy
As healthcare providers face increasing competition to source strong employees in a tight labor market, proactive partnerships with educational institutions can help build a pipeline of job-ready candidates. This article discusses how Ultimate Medical Academy is implementing a strategic plan to help graduates obtain jobs and to help healthcare employers reduce interview-to-hire ratios, optimize hiring channels, and decrease hiring costs.

What Innovative Career Service Departments Learned From COVID-19

The Path to Success in Certification and Licensure

By LeeAnn Rohmann, President, Legacy Education and Lori Sypher, Vice President of Sales, Private Sector Education, Elsevier Education
When a school is struggling with certification and licensure outcomes, it is necessary to understand the cause in order to determine the best solution. Schools that adopt a personalized learning program are more likely to see improvement in their certification and licensure rates.

In Tune with the Market: Bellus Academy Creates CBD Curriculum

The Role of the Admissions Office in Restoring Public Trust in Career Colleges

By Dr. Jean Norris, Managing Partner, Norton|Norris, Inc.
The change in the White House may offer the private, proprietary college sector some hope for fairness, but let’s not waste this opportunity. Regaining public trust is mandatory in securing the future of career colleges.

A New Strategic Approach to Coaching is Helping Admissions Teams Overcome Post-Pandemic Challenges