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- Posted on: April 7, 2021
- Topic: Higher Education
Institutions that strategically align their academic portfolios with the most in-demand career paths can boost enrollment, improve graduate outcomes, and enhance their brand. Our…

- Posted on: February 10, 2021
- Topic: Higher Education
Higher education leaders have an opportunity to reflect on the unprecedented challenges of 2020 and leverage lessons learned as a catalyst to introduce new…

- Posted on: January 19, 2021
- Topic: Higher Education
Are your programs meeting labor market demands? Within a fast-changing job market, it is critical for higher education institutions to align their academic programs…

- Posted on: December 9, 2020
- Topic: Higher Education
Alumni gifts are the second-largest source of charitable contributions for higher education institutions. However, as the number of contributing alumni continues to decline, an…

- Posted on: November 4, 2020
- Topic: Higher Education
A strategic and deliberate approach to degree program development remains as critical as ever in these uncertain times. Hanover Research created the 4 Critical…

- Posted on: October 26, 2020
- Topic: Higher Education
As social-distancing guidelines put a pause on campus visits and in-person recruitment, institutions are launching virtual events and experimenting with new online tactics to…

- Posted on: October 7, 2020
- Topic: Higher Education
The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to shift their operations abruptly in spring 2020. Administrators across the country have formed task force committees…

- Posted on: August 5, 2020
- Topic: Higher Education
While the full extent of COVID-19’s impact on higher education enrollment remains unknown, students who are planning to study internationally are currently expressing concern…

- Posted on: July 8, 2020
- Topic: Higher Education
COVID-19 has increased the enrollment challenges facing many higher education institutions in both the short- and long-term. From attracting to matriculating and retaining students,…

- Posted on: June 17, 2020
- Topic: Higher Education
Alumni participation rates continue to decline for most institutions, and many advancement offices are increasingly reliant on a shrinking—and aging—pool of donors. In this…