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Solving the Enrollment Puzzle at a Small College

Ruffaloni

How Elmira College Enrolled Their Best Class in 10 Years Despite FAFSA Fiascos and Campus Silos Dennis Kelly, Elmira College Dennis Kelly has seen a lot in his 30 years in higher education. However, like many small colleges around the country, it struggled in an increasingly difficult higher education environment.

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10 Key Strategies to Improve Student Retention in Higher Education

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

As an education marketer, ask yourself: how can you create an experience that ensures students feel supported and motivated to stay the course? Enhancing Financial Aid Awareness and Support Financial difficulties are one of the biggest reasons students leave college before completing their programs.

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Four Reasons Why Small, Rural Liberal Arts Colleges Are a Good Choice

Grown & Flown

They include institutions that exist to push the boundaries Among small, rural liberal arts colleges is a subset of schools founded at different times and for different reasons to challenge the status quo in higher education and to turbocharge the notion of education as an engine of social good.

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How to Be Proactive in a Rapidly Changing, Complex, and Evolving Higher Education Landscape

Ruffaloni

As colleges and universities continue to rise above the challenges brought on by the pandemic five years ago, it has become clear that the new normal for higher education demands more than resilienceit requires strategic foresight and proactive leadership. How can you make the future of your campus more clear and sustainable?

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Higher Ed’s Reality Check: What Students Really Think About College

Ruffaloni

Fresh data RNLs research studies show a big disconnect between what higher education offers and what students need. A new report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is waving red flags about dropping enrollment numbers and workforce gaps if colleges can’t step up their game and prove their worth.

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8 Ways We Can Help Our College Students During Uncertain Times

Grown & Flown

faced the social and educational upheavals of the pandemic.Now those college-bound students confront a higher education landscape thrown into uncertainty by actions of a new federal administration. As Im sure you also know, the president has directed that the Department of Education (DOE) beclosed , with some functions (e.g.,

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The Hidden Crisis in College Planning: What’s Happening to Middle-Income Families

Ruffaloni

They’re too “wealthy” for significant financial aid but not wealthy enough to write a check without breaking a sweat. Understanding this demographic isn’t just importantit’s crucial for the future of higher education. ” 87% rank financial aid among their top five decision factors.