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Donor & Alumni Relations

How Are Commencement Speakers, Honorary Degrees Selected?

Amid the 2024 spring semester division, higher education institutions cite unifying selection criteria for honorary degrees and commencement speakers.

Communication Breakdown: The Strain of Responding to Crises Like the Israeli-Hamas Conflict

An age-old PR question rears its head again on college campuses: With emotions boiling on all sides, should leaders pick a side, foster discourse or keep their heads down?

HBCUs Focus on STEM, Funding Gap

Increases in both private and public dollars are needed to encourage research projects and remedy a decades-long funding gap.

‘Is This Worth a Public Statement?’

5 questions to help decide if the latest crisis in the news demands a response, plus a handy mnemonic device for writing such statements.

The “Nearly Impossible” Job of College President

On the latest Higher Voltage, a look at why today’s leaders in higher ed must be always-on masters of strategic planning and communications.

Uploading the Brand: How to Onboard New College Presidents

Marcomm teams must play central roles in onboarding institutional leaders, whose jobs now include the role of chief brand ambassador.

Are Your ‘Welcome Back’ Activities Falling Short?

Return-to-campus initiatives should be more than entertaining – they should be strategic.

What Should We Write About?

Tell us what topics in higher ed and higher ed marketing need to be talked about more, and what we should explore next.

Highly Social: The Changing Role of the College President

As college presidents become more involved in marketing, social media is a built-in part of the job.

From Teacher to Marketer: The Changing Role of the College President

College and university presidents must increasingly be able to define, tell, and sell their institutions’ story.