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When Did College Admissions Get So Corporate?

Making sense of the predictive modeling that drives the ‘Admissions Industrial Complex.’

How to Create a Winning Strategic Enrollment Plan

A strategic enrollment plan will only work if you make it accessible and bring people along for the journey. Here’s how to do exactly that.

‘You Actually Want Me to Be a Successful Student’

Denise Runge of the University of Alaska Anchorage joins the Higher Voltage podcast to share real ways colleges can improve access and outcomes for students.

Should University Presidents Be on Twitter?

Only if they don’t want to be out-of-touch stereotypes from ’80s movies.

QuickFire: David Miller

20 questions with the University of Arizona’s Executive Director of Content Strategy and Brand Voice.

Designing Better Higher Ed Brands

Why brand experience design is the key to connecting with prospective students.

Why Is It So Hard for Colleges To Differentiate Themselves?

The University of Lynchburg’s Aaron Basko discusses why colleges struggle to distinguish themselves, and the role rankings play in that problem.

Higher Ed Needs to Up its Martech Game

Colleges and universities can’t measure marketing ROI if they don’t make meaningful investments in tech platforms and competitive staff salaries.

The Truth About the ‘Male Enrollment Crisis’

Contrary to popular perception, male enrollment has increased at four-year institutions. But enrollment at community colleges has plummeted for men and women alike.

‘What Are You Called to Do?’: Marketing Religiously Affiliated Institutions

Discussing the confluence of marketing, politics, culture, and purpose at religiously affiliated higher ed institutions.