Enrollment Growth University: Higher Education
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsEnrollment Growth University is a professional development podcast for higher education leaders looking to grow enrollment at their college or university.Each episode features an interview with a leader in higher education, discussing enrollment growth strategies that are working at their institution, through topics suchas: enrollment marketing, adult student recruitment, enrollment management, online learning, student retention, data intelligence, online course development, financial aid, academic scheduling, and more. If you’re looking for tactics, strategies, and best practices in order to build a step-by-step roadmap toward enrollment growth in higher education at your institution, this podcast is for you.
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Episodes
Searching for New Enrollment Staffing Models
September 27, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBDr. Tom Green, Associate Executive Director at AACRAO, joined the podcast to discuss the evolution of the one-stop shop admissions model and Harvard University’s plans for Kennedy School to integrate its admissions and financial aid positions.
Finding Future-Friendly Digital Marketing Channels
September 20, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBAndrea Maconachy, EVP of Marketing at All Campus, joined the podcast to talk about finding blue ocean marketing opportunities in an increasingly difficult and attribution-fuzzy paid media landscape.
Staying Online
September 13, 2021 08:00 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBBob Ubell, Author & Vice Dean Emeritus of Online Learning at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering returns to the podcast to talk about lessons from his new book, Staying Online: How to Navigate Digital Higher Education, and the future of online education.
The Diminishing Employer Demand for the Traditional MBA
September 06, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBAndrew Crisp, Co-Founder at CarringtonCrisp , joined the podcast to discuss their recent study, The Future of Lifelong and Executive Education , and the reinvention of the traditional MBA that employers are demanding.
Rediscovering the Social Contract of Successful Universities
August 30, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBDr. Emily Levine, Associate Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History at Stanford University joined the podcast to talk about her new book, Allies and Rivals: German-American Exchange and the Rise of the Modern Research University , and lessons we can learn today from past evolution of the academic social contract.
The False Hope Created by Test-Optional Admissions Policies
August 23, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 15.8 MBDr. Jerry Lucido, Professor and Executive Director at the Center for Enrollment Research Policy and Practice at the University of Southern California joined the podcast to talk about the potential false hope created by this year’s mass move to test-optional admissions policies.
208: The False Hope Created by Test-Optional Admissions Policies
August 23, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBDr. Jerry Lucido, Professor and Executive Director at the Center for Enrollment Research Policy and Practice at the University of Southern California joined the podcast to talk about the potential false hope created by this year’s mass move to test-optional admissions policies.
The ROI on Employer Education Programs
August 16, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBJason Tyszko, Vice President, Center for Education and Workforce at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation joined the podcast to talk about creating win-win workforce development partnerships between institutions and employers.
A “Moneyball” Approach to Hiring Undervalued Transfer Students
August 10, 2021 03:38 - 11 minutes - 26.5 MBDr. Benjamin Selznick, Assistant Professor at James Madison University, joined the podcast to discuss why transferring may be a feature, not a bug, and why employers may be significantly undervaluing transfer students’ innovation capabilities.
Inclusive Online Teaching at Columbia University
August 02, 2021 07:30 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBDr. Amanda Irvin, Senior Dir. of Faculty Programs and Services at Columbia University’s Center for Teaching and Learning joined the podcast to discuss their student research from their past year of emergency remote instruction, and how to design more equitable engagement in our online classrooms.
Building Global Cohorts
July 26, 2021 06:37 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBKaran Raturi, General Manager, North America at UpGrad joined the podcast to discuss the student and enrollment advantages of building global cohorts, especially in preparing students to compete in an increasingly global economy.
The Pandemic’s Internship Interruption
July 19, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBDr. Andrew Crain, Director of Experiential Professional Development at The University of Georgia Graduate School joined the podcast to discuss the student effects of the past year’s internship interruption and how higher ed can facilitate a strong and safe return of our workforce development partnerships this fall.
The Agile College
July 12, 2021 04:45 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBDr. Nathan Grawe, Author and Professor of Economics at Carleton College joined the podcast to talk about his new book, The Agile College, and the enrollment growth strategies higher ed needs to consider to successfully navigate the new demographic changes that are coming.
Solving the Middle Skills Gap at Harvard University
July 06, 2021 03:51 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBJoseph Fuller, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, joined the podcast to talk about the “Middle Skills” jobs employers have a consistently difficult time filling, and higher ed’s opportunity to serve and credential this critical market.
The Learners First Framework
June 28, 2021 06:48 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MBDr. Peter Smith, Professor of Innovative Practices in Higher Education and Sr. Advisor to the President at University of Maryland Global Campus, joined the podcast to discuss The Presidents Forum’s Learners First Framework and what will be necessary to expedite its acceptance across higher ed.
Fully Embracing the Flipped Classroom
June 21, 2021 05:34 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBDr. Robert Talbert, author and Professor at Grand Valley State University, joined the podcast to discuss why now is the perfect time for higher ed to embrace the flipped classroom.
A $1 Million XPRIZE is Coming to Education Research
June 14, 2021 07:07 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBMark Schneider, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) joined the podcast to discuss the $1 million purse for entrants able to prove the outcomes “promise” of AI and machine learning, and his hopes for what this prize may help spur for educational research culture as a whole.
Will Higher Ed Win the Adult Upskilling Game?
June 07, 2021 04:44 - 18 minutes - 24.7 MBBecky Klein-Collins, Vice President of Impact at CAEL joined the podcast to discuss whether or not “college” is the most obvious opportunity for adults to upskill today, and whether or not it deserves to be.
Guaranteed Income Insurance Upon Graduation
May 31, 2021 05:38 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBWade Eyerly, CEO and Co-Founder at Degree Insurance, joined the podcast to talk about incentivizing prospective students with a guaranteed income promise post-graduation, and the massive enrollment and retention motivation potential in doing so.
Could the Humanities Separate our STEM Degree Programs from Bootcamps?
May 24, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBDr. Anne-Marie Núñez, Professor of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University, joined the podcast to talk about the ethical questions our society asks STEM technologists to determine for us today, and whether or not they have the global citizenship awareness to answer them well.
Solving the Academic Integrity Problem in Higher Ed
May 17, 2021 05:21 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBEric Gibbs, President at Ouriginal, joined the podcast to talk about how higher ed can navigate the academic integrity issues that have always been with us but which have found new form during last year’s massive migration to online education.
Preparing for a Facebook Performance Drop Off
May 11, 2021 00:55 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBAlison Zeringue, Director of Account Management at Search Influence, joined the podcast to discuss the broader trends we’ve been seeing from both tech companies and advertising platforms towards both user and data privacy, and how higher ed marketing teams need to respond to Apple’s iOS 14.5 update.
New Ways to Demonstrate Student ROI
May 03, 2021 04:03 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBNick Ducoff, author and CEO at Edmit, joined the podcast to talk about public distrust in higher ed’s value and all the new ways higher ed is working to demonstrate student ROI.
Effectively Utilizing Your Alumni’s Social Capital
April 26, 2021 06:24 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBJulia Freeland Fisher, Author & Director of Education at the Clayton Christensen Institute, joined the podcast to talk about the future of the well-networked university and the best ways for advancement teams to engage with their alumni.
The Why Behind our Students’ Financial Dropouts
April 19, 2021 04:25 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBAmy Glynn, Vice President of Student Financial Success at CampusLogic joined the podcast to discuss new research on the financial reasons students are actually dropping out of college, and how we can create award letters that make sure we’re communicating our financial offer as clearly as possible.
Driving Social Mobility at Dominican University
April 12, 2021 05:41 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBDr. Barrington Price, Vice President for Student Success and Engagement at Dominican University, joined the podcast to discuss social mobility strategies as a deliberate enrollment growth practice.
The First 1-Million Student University
April 05, 2021 04:02 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBBrandon Busteed, President of University Partners and Global Head of Learn-Work Innovation at Kaplan, joined the podcast to postulate how higher ed gets to its first 1-million student university, and the perceived brand roadblocks in the way.
Self-Service Enrollment Platforms for Post-Traditional Students
March 29, 2021 04:16 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBLesley Nichols, Executive Director of Professional Studies at Emerson College, returned to the show to talk about both the student and administrative friction removed from moving to a self-service enrollment platform for their continuing education programs.
The State of Continuing Education, 2021
March 22, 2021 03:13 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBAmrit Ahluwalia, Editor in Chief of The EvoLLLution (an online publication founded by Modern Campus), joined the podcast to talk about the results from their State of CE survey addressing the gap between what modern learners want and what higher education actually offers.
Building New Transfer Pathways for Higher Education
March 15, 2021 04:44 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBDr. Amy Smith, Chief Learning Officer at StraighterLine joined the podcast to talk about pathway partnership agreements and new +2 models for higher education students and institutions.
Embodied Instruction Research at University of California, Santa Barbara
March 09, 2021 06:11 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBDr. Andrew Stull, Associate Project Scientist at University of California, Santa Barbara, joined the podcast to talk about their team’s embodied instruction research, if there could be such a thing as too charismatic of an instructor, and how this research should influence our pedagogy.
Parents Learn Free at Holy Names University
March 04, 2021 06:15 - 8 minutes - 12 MBDr. Sheila Smith McKoy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Holy Names University joined the podcast to talk about their Parent Promise Program, the growing trend of multi-generational simultaneous attendance, and the value of creative parent marketing.
AI-Empowered Instruction at Duke University
February 24, 2021 08:06 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBJon Reifschneider, Director of Masters Studies of the Artificial Intelligence for Product Innovation at Duke University joined the podcast to discuss how their artificial intelligence assistant empowers faculty to provide more personalized instruction.
How Guided Pathways Can Reduce a Student’s Time and Cost to Completion
February 17, 2021 06:52 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBDr. Ann Buchele, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Linn-Benton Community College, joined the podcast to discuss the big institution-wide lift and ROI return on establishing guided pathways and support for your students.
Taking Over a Marcomms Division Mid-Pandemic at Miami University of Ohio
February 08, 2021 23:13 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBJaime Hunt, Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Miami University of Ohio joined the podcast to discuss both the challenges, opportunities, and positive constraints of taking over a Marcomms division mid-pandemic.
Solving the Rural Student Underrepresentation Problem in Higher Ed
February 03, 2021 05:41 - 24 minutes - 34 MBDr. Leslie Daugherty, Education Designer at Education Design Lab, joined the podcast to discuss their BRIDGES inaugural cohort and how creating workforce partnership pathways can help solve the rural student underrepresentation problem in higher ed.
Embedding Industry Certifications into our Degree Programs
January 25, 2021 06:02 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBKaren Elzey, Associate Executive Director at Workcred, joined the podcast to talk about the partnerships and convenings that created a new framework for embedding industry certifications into our degree programs.
How Skillifying Can Make our Institutions More Employer-Friendly
January 22, 2021 17:43 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBKelly Ryan Bailey, Global Skills Evangelist at Emsi joined the podcast to talk about forging new partnerships with local employers by creating a shared skills language between us.
UC San Diego Delivers 65,000 COVID Tests a Month Via Vending Machine
January 18, 2021 04:30 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBBrett Pollak, Director of Workplace Technology Services at UC San Diego, joined the podcast to talk about using vending machines to create a self-administration protocol for 65,000 COVID tests a month this spring.
Social Listening for Program Research
January 04, 2021 16:09 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBDr. Liz Gross, CEO at Campus Sonar joined the podcast to talk about how social listening can be utilized beyond mere brand monitoring exercises, including sophisticated programmatic research.
Faculty Podcasts as Program Promotion
December 29, 2020 05:33 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBDr. David Peña-Guzman, Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities and Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University, and Dr. Ellie Anderson, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Pomona University, joined the podcast to talk about creating academic podcasts for both curriculum and course promotion.
Esports Growth During the Pandemic
December 21, 2020 22:44 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBDr. Joey Gawrysiak, Director of Esports at Shenandoah University talks about the “more than games” reality of esports’ growth this year from a cross-disciplinary program standpoint, from a broadcasting standpoint, and from a public safety standpoint.
University of Louisville Uses Stackable Credentials to Re-enroll Stop-outs
December 14, 2020 16:03 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBDr. Matt Bergman, Associate Professor at University of Louisville returned to the podcast to talk about their short-term stackable credentials, and why they may be the most effective program offering to help re-enroll the stop-out student.
Dickinson College Makes International Students Feel Welcome from a Distance
December 07, 2020 07:44 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBSamantha Brandauer, Associate Provost and Executive Director at The Center for Global Study and Engagement at Dickinson College joined the podcast to discuss Dickinson’s “Study Abroad at Home” initiative and how they’re designing welcoming solutions for their international students during this unwelcome year.
Integrating Academia & Industry with University of West Florida’s Sea3D Lab
November 30, 2020 18:31 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MBDr. Martha Saunders, President at University of West Florida joined the podcast to talk university-industry partnerships and their Sea3D lab’s missional pivot during COVID.
How to Engage Distracted Students at Assumption University
November 24, 2020 08:29 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBDr. James Lang, Professor of English and Director for the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University returned to the podcast to discuss his new book, “Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It” and the research behind engaging distracted students.
New Digital Trends Impacting the Student Lifecycle
November 16, 2020 20:36 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBJennifer Garrett, Head of Industry, Education at Facebook, joined the podcast to discuss AI, test-to-learn, post-lead touch strategies, and new digital trends driving the student recruitment experience.
Shared Admission Events and The Six Colleges Initiative
November 09, 2020 21:49 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBWhitney Soule, Sr. Vice President, and Dean of Admissions and Student Aid at Bowdoin College joined the podcast to discuss the efficiency and effectiveness of joint admission events with like institutions, especially in a new era with fewer SAT and ACT takers.
What Does the Blockchain Mean for University Partnerships?
November 03, 2020 07:19 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBRay Schroeder, Associate Vice Chancellor of Online Learning at University of Illinois Springfield, and Senior Fellow at UPCEA returns to the show to remark on the acceleration of the blockchain movement during COVID-19, and how the blockchain can assist in new university collaborations.
Digital Leadership in Higher Education w/ Dr. Josie Ahlquist
October 26, 2020 07:03 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBDr. 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.