The college admissions frenzy of the last few decades has favored higher ed. Students were eager to get into the “right,” “best,” and “most prestigious” schools. How many considered whether those universities were even a good fit for them? That’s abo...
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Students entering university this fall 2021 are a tech-savvy class of “digital natives.” These Gen Zs (born between 1997 and 2015) are not only the most diverse generation, but they are the first generation with virtually no memory of life before the...
The majority of colleges and universities plan a return to in-person instruction and a robust on-campus experience this fall. Over the past few weeks, the question of whether to require students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before enrolling has domi...
This is a pivotal time for colleges and universities. They are dealing with declining enrollments, lost revenue, and hiring freezes, furloughs, and layoffs, and there are even predictions that some universities may permanently shut down because of t...
I had the pleasure of speaking with Zach Busekrus, host of the Enrollify Podcast, about the secrets of building brand equity in higher education. Please enjoy listening to our conversation or reading the key takeaways below.
We get it: 2020 has been a year that virtually all of us in higher education would love to forget. The unprecedented level of uncertainty, confusion, and disruption have been overwhelming. Campus closures and abrupt transitions to online/hybrid inst...
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively changed higher education. The digital divide has deepened, a generation of young men may never seek a college education, and faculty and staff are stressed, burnt out, and fatigued. Yet, times of great disruptio...
More than six months into the pandemic, we have learned about the tenuous future of higher ed, how COVID-19 is spread on campus, and the battle to reopen campuses. We have also learned that the emotional toll is mounting for those who study and work ...
We are living through a seismic change in how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are being discussed on college campuses. The Black Lives Matter and anti-racism movements have sparked conversations and protests on college campuses about how much,...
This fall’s double digit decrease in enrollment for first-year students has put colleges and universities on notice: to get students to register, higher ed leaders need to be more proactive in their marketing and recruitment. The Black Lives Matter m...
The “Black at” and “Dear” Instagram accounts are must-reads for higher education marketers. Created in the wake of social justice protests this past summer, these accounts chronicle systemic racism and microaggressions on college and private high sch...
In The Case for College...Now, I made the argument that students should carefully question the wisdom of requesting a deferral or taking a gap year – especially if they expect the college experience at the school of their choice next fall to be exact...