Welcome to part three of Eduventures’ Year in Review for 2019! In part one, Chief Research Officer, Richard Garrett, reviewed his higher ed predictions for 2019. In part two, our Analysts shared what they learned in higher ed this year. This week, we reveal our Top 5 Wake-Up Calls of the year!
Dear Readers,
In December, I am often asked to comment on the “theme” of the past year. For that I turn to you, our readers, who drop clues about what you care most about each week when you read our Wake-Up Calls. Your answer? Enrollment, enrollment, enrollment… plus a sprinkle of edtech, academic program assessment, and recruitment marketing thrown in.
Truth be told, four of the this year covered the enrollment environment. These touched on all sectors of the market—breaking down the enrollment haves and have-nots and myth-busting years-old high school graduation rate forecasts. This signals that many of you are grappling with how to best tell your enrollment stories and plans for the future in the context of national and regional trends, whatever your situations may be.
Here we will feature the most popular enrollment post (with links to the other three) along with the next closest, non-enrollment-focused contenders that cover a range of topics. We hope you will enjoy reading them again.
Whatever brings you to our Wake-Up Call each week, we thank you for your readership! It is a privilege to share our research with you.
Happy Holidays,
Cara Quackenbush
Eduventures Vice President of Research at ACT | NRCCUA
Top 5 Eduventures Wake-Up Calls of 2019
1. The Enrollment Paradox,
Part 1 and Part 2
2. From AI to Analytics: Three Program Areas to Watch
3. Measuring Up on Net Cost: Admitted Student Benchmarks
4. Eduventures 2019 Technology Landscape: Four Vendors to Watch
5. OPM Transparency? A Preliminary Report Card
Eduventures Vice President of Research at ACT | NRCCUA
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