Even before the pandemic, enrollment at colleges was suffering. Now, as concerns grow about the generation of students whose academic progress has been hindered by the crisis, colleges must rethink how they will recruit, enroll, and support them.
What new approaches are colleges taking, both with regard to recruiting them and how they will offer support once they arrive on campus? To find out, best-selling author and higher-education expert Jeff Selingo joins senior enrollment and admissions officials for a 75-minute virtual forum.
- How can colleges best reach students from this so-called lost generation?
- What will it take to keep them on the path toward a degree?
- What other considerations must colleges make to accommodate their full spectrum of needs?
CEO, Gray Associates
The Chronicle
Chronicle Presentation: Students of the Pandemic
Chronicle Panel: Recruiting the Students of the Pandemic
Selingo interviews two college admissions and enrollment leaders about what they are doing to reach prospective students for fall enrollment and how the pandemic has upended the traditional tools and approaches.
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Panelists
Catherine McDonald Davenport, vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions, Dickinson College
Andrea Felder, assistant vice provost for undergraduate admissions, American University
Workday Presentation: Being Student Focused Now
Chronicle Panel: Retaining the Students of the Pandemic
Selingo interviews a panel about how colleges are improving support services to make sure students who are facing financial and other challenges stay enrolled and on course to graduation.
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Panelists
Wes Waggoner, associate vice president for enrollment management, Southern Methodist University
Kasey Urquidez, vice president for enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions, University of Arizona
Final Remarks
Selingo interviews two college admissions and enrollment leaders about what they are doing to reach prospective students for fall enrollment and how the pandemic has upended the traditional tools and approaches.
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Panelists
Catherine McDonald Davenport, vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions, Dickinson College
Andrea Felder, assistant vice provost for undergraduate admissions, American University
Workday and one of its campus clients discuss the need to create more flexible and responsive student-services during the pandemic and beyond.
Selingo interviews a panel about how colleges are improving support services to make sure students who are facing financial and other challenges stay enrolled and on course to graduation.
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Panelists
Wes Waggoner, associate vice president for enrollment management, Southern Methodist University
Kasey Urquidez, vice president for enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions, University of Arizona
Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
University of Arizona
University of Arizona
