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‘The Most Important Work’: Increasing the Number and Diversity of College Graduates
Learn how the University Innovation Alliance’s mission to redefine the purpose and utility of a college degree for the next generation of students.
By: Higher Voltage
HBCU Marketing in a Post-Pandemic World
COVID-19 and nationwide calls for racial justice continue to present unique challenges – and opportunities – for HBCUs.
By: Higher Voltage
‘Fun, Creative, and Simple’: How Clemson University Uses TikTok
A TikTok-length Q&A with a Clemson University social media strategist.
By: Olivia Osborne
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The uncertainty brought by COVID may help state universities and regional colleges entice in-state students to stay close to home.
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Three ways Government Relations and Marketing departments can collaborate to successfully advocate for their schools.
By: Kristen Baker, Kyle Scott
Gone Digital: 5 Ways COVID Changed Higher Ed Marketing & Communications for the Better
Print is on the wane in all aspects of marketing collateral and on-campus operations.
By: Melissa Horvath
Lessons Learned: Best Practices in Higher Ed Social Media
On the latest Higher Voltage podcast we dive into all things social media strategy and execution in higher ed.
By: Higher Voltage
Ubiquitous Uniqueness: The (Almost) Impossible Task of Differentiating Your School
A four-step guide to identifying your unique purpose, brand and value proposition from a higher ed marcomm professional.
By: Peter Ashley
What We Learned: eduWeb Spring Innovation Showcase 2021
The trends and troubles facing higher education, as discussed at eduWeb’s spring 2021 virtual conference.
By: Conny Liegl
The Cinderella Strategy: How Butler University Invested in Athletics and Won Big
How an investment in men’s basketball elevated the small Indiana school to national prominence.
By: Higher Voltage
Life After Cookies: 5 Digital Advertising Strategies to Engineer Attention
Tracking user behavior online is getting more complex. You can still maximize your ad efficiency with these creative tactics.
By: Chris Huebner
Brand Strategy Deep Dive: Inside Drexel’s “Ambition Can’t Wait” Campaign
Inside the origins, strategy, and execution of Drexel University’s ongoing brand awareness campaign.
By: Higher Voltage
The 25 Best Higher Education Marketing Conferences to Attend in 2021
With Covid-caused lockdowns continuing to upend the school year, conferences and conventions have moved online in the near term but hope to return to in-person gatherings by the end of the year.
By: Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey
10 Great Higher Education Blogs Worth Following
Created by college and university staff, faculty, and students, these higher ed blogs cover a wide range of topics inside and outside of higher ed.
By: Heather Dotchel
How COVID-19 Spiked ‘the Way Things Have Always Been Done’
If COVID-19 has had a silver lining, it is that we have been forced to do everything in new ways. Let’s embrace that.
By: Jaime Hunt
The Biggest Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Ed Marketing in 2021
Three higher ed marcomm leaders on what’s working, what’s not, and what’s in store for 2021.
By: Aaron Stern