Enrollment Growth University: Higher Education

Dr. Josie Ahlquist, consultant, author, and speaker, returns to the show to talk about how higher ed navigated the serious digital test we were given this year, along with the most powerful concepts from her new book, Digital Leadership in Higher Education.

Dr. Rebecca Glazier, Associate Professor at University of Arkansas at Little Rock joined the podcast to talk about being prepared for a potential student retention crisis this fall with so many “new” online students, and what we can do to prevent it.

Miranda Benson, Vice President of Enrollment Management at Helix talks about our high risk for student melt this fall, and 10 ways to mitigate your risk through proven student engagement practices.

Dr. Brian Bourke, Associate Professor of Postsecondary Education Administration at Murray State University shares that while institutions are feverishly scrambling to transition from remote emergency teaching to high-quality online education for fall, Student Affairs needs to be similarly scrambling on the student support side.

Dr. Christina Ciocca Eller, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Studies at Harvard University joined the podcast to discuss whether or not we’re looking at the right college accountability numbers - that colleges shouldn’t be evaluated based on the students they graduate but by the improvement the students make while enrolled?