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How the Pandemic is Changing Recruiting Practices

by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 28, 2020

The latest CHLOE (Changing Landscape of Online Education) report, a survey of online learning leaders in colleges and universities, offers a different perspective: more than a third of chief online officers (COOs) said that the remote pivot was “smooth and straightforward” and only 20% found it “very challenging.” Fully 78% regarded the spring term as at least “largely successful.”

Online Learning Reality Check: Implications for Fall and Beyond from CHLOE 5

by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 21, 2020

The Retention Solution Paradox

by Michael Miller, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 14, 2020

With over 35 million students having attended college but never earned a credential, retention rates, with too few exceptions, remain stubbornly low. To combat this problem, a growing number of schools have turned to retention technology.

Adjusting to Student Needs in a Pandemic

by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 9, 2020

Q: Our campus intends to have first-year and returning undergraduates on campus in the fall. Should we also offer our students a remote learning option if they are nervous about coming to campus? If your institution is able to stand up solid remote learning...

Adult Learners Interrupted? Initial Findings from Eduventures’ Newest Research

by Howard Lurie, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jul 7, 2020

With higher education turned upside down, how are adult learners responding to these unprecedented events? Will a fear of on-campus learning drive more adults to embrace online formats? Will we see an uptick in adult demand for degrees? Or, will demand be offset by diminished financial resources?

Connecting Student Success and Institutional Needs: 5 Vendors to Watch

by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 30, 2020

The higher education technology marketplace—captured in our recently-published 2020 Higher Education Technology Landscape (Landscape)—continues to evolve since we published our first report in 2014. This year’s Landscape responds to the strains the COVID-19 pandemic...