Overheard at the Career College Association Annual Conference
As soon as you checked in at this conference, you were well aware that career colleges are prospering. The upbeat pace of the sessions and the busy, engaged audience made the event a real success.
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Several themes dominated the eight program tracks at the National Association of College and University Business Officers annual conference.
View ArticleOverheard at Greening of the Campus VIII
Sustainability directors took pleasure in progress being made, but also took a hard look at areas that need improvement. Like existing buildings, laboratories and athletics, the campus energy hogs,...
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As the audiences of other conferences decline in numbers, Sloan-C hit a new peak near 1,500 this year. Among the many online educators were a growing number of entrepreneurs. So many, in fact, online...
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Some 3,800 IT practitioners returned to Denver for the year's big IT show. The convention center was abuzz with talk about Twitter, cloud computing, and something new on the internet called 'the...
View ArticleOverheard at AACRAO SEM
The 600 people who attended this conference and the sessions designed for them illustrate how difficult a job enrollment management is. It takes commitment and support from the campus executive suite....
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These snippets from the last National Association for College Admission Counseling conference caught our readers' attention in October 2009. With fall admissions completed, everyone's attention turned...
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The American Assn of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers held their annual conference in New Orleans in April. Some 2,200 members attended. They had much to hear and much to learn. Here's...
View ArticleOverheard on PBS. The Frontline episode entitled "College, Inc."
A prime-time PBS television show brought for-profit higher education into American living rooms. Its brands, business practices and several personalities were on view. Here are some informative and...
View ArticleOverheard at at the Consumer Bankers Assn
Under new leadership the Consumer Bankers Association combined several of its annual meetings and workshops into one spring meeting. Among the 780 attendees were the bankers and lenders who still make...
View ArticleThe career education scandals have brewed a perfect storm for Federalization
Washington policy makers are preparing to re-engineer some (or most) of U.S. higher education. They may actually have all the ammunition they need to do so. By Jeff Wendt.
View ArticleQ&A with Jeff Wendt: Do Not Click, , Do Not Click
We continue to discover a whole host of opportunities related to "the cloud". DuraSpace's DuraCloud service represents perhaps one of the most valuable innovations I've heard to date--particularly if...
View ArticleQ&A with Jeff Wendt: Do Not Click, , Do Not Click
LeadiD had a unique vision to allow Lead Buyers (Schools, Agencies, and Aggregators) and Lead Sellers (Organic Lead Providers, Call Centers and Aggregators) to operate in a trusted environment. The...
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Does he really need an introduction? What’s a visit to Vegas without the King himself—Elvis! Elvis stopped by at APSCU 2012 to say hello, and even serenade us! We thank Elvis for stepping in front of...
View ArticleQ&A with Jeff Wendt: Jami Morshed, , Three Rivers Systems
At APSCU 2012, we were excited to have the opportunity to speak with Jami Morshed, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Three Rivers Systems, touted as “The only truly disruptive academic...
View ArticleQ&A with Jeff Wendt: Do Not Click, , Do Not Click
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Trace Urdan with Wells Fargo Securities. As Trace sat down with us in Las Vegas, he discussed current events with us, including the government’s regulatory...
View ArticleTaking Stock
It has been interesting to watch the reaction to my blogs on higher education each week. Almost all of the comments have been useful. As expected, some deal with the specifics of the topic – the role...
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