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探花楼's biweekly professional development e-newsletter Connect offers timely information, actionable tips, and expert guidance relevant to your career; stories about interesting colleagues doing inspiring things; and news about association services, activities and resources.

Like a virtual, on-demand 探花楼 conference-between-conferences, Connect keeps professional conversations alive and helps you stay engaged with the association that advocates for and believes in your career. 

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Live from #探花楼2025: Leading System Transitions with Your Most Valuable Assets

Apr 14, 2025

Michael Moore, Senior Associate Registrar at Wake Forest University,鈥 shared actionable strategies for leading successful SIS transitions that leverage the registrar鈥檚 unique perspective to guide the process.

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Live from #探花楼2025: Registrars on the Front Lines of Admission

Apr 14, 2025

Andrew Marx, Registrar and Director of Academic Advising, Tufts University, explored how to clarify boundaries, reduce repeat office visits, and strengthen hand-offs through early engagement, policy alignment, and smarter support strategies.

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Live from #探花楼2025: The Admissions Start-Up Mindset for Recruiting

Apr 14, 2025

Nicholas Rejebian, Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives at the University of Cincinnati, invited attendees to describe their first thoughts when they think of a start-up company, encouraging attendees to think of new possibilities.

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Discuss Ways to Engage with Parents and Improve Recruitment

Apr 14, 2025

Please join us for the April 探花楼 Collective Gathering, facilitated by Patrick Frazier, Associate Director of Admissions Marketing & Events at Western Carolina University, to discuss ways to engage with parents to effectively impact student recruitment.

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A Technology and Transfer Revolution: Your Summit, Your Journey, Your Impact

Apr 14, 2025

This event鈥檚 transformation has been a long time in the making, and our summit co-lead, Loida González Utley, Director of Recruitment and Enrollment Services at A&M-Central Texas, writes about the excitement to finally bring it to life.

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Enrich International Education by Submitting Open Doors Data

Apr 14, 2025

Our Director of International, Julia Funaki, describes the impact of your contributions on the full accounting of international student and study abroad trends.

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Letter from the Editor: April 1, 2025

Apr 1, 2025

We are 1,740+ strong in attendance and coming to you live from the 110th 探花楼 Annual Meeting in Seattle.

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Live from #探花楼2025: Showing Us Vision Beyond Sight

Apr 1, 2025

Our 110th 探花楼 Annual Meeting opened with a powerful, emotional, and profoundly inspiring keynote by Paralympic Team USA champion Lex Gillette鈥攍eaving a packed audience of over 1,700 higher education professionals on their feet in a standing ovation.

FERPA Fireside Chat Speakers, Dale King, Melanie Gottlieb, LeRoy Rooker

Live from #探花楼2025: Ask the FERPA Professors on the Future of Privacy

Apr 1, 2025

From the legality of classroom photos posted on social media to ICE, the session made clear that the community鈥檚 appetite for FERPA clarity is as strong as ever.

Monday Plenary Panel on Compliance

Live from #探花楼2025: Collaborating on Compliance and Title IV

Apr 1, 2025

The plenary session featured four expert panelists representing financial aid, registrars, and academic compliance, each offering valuable insights on navigating federal regulations.

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Live from #探花楼2025: Experience 探花楼 with Us

Apr 1, 2025

More than 8,200 square feet of space filled quickly as first-timers of the Annual Meeting streamed in to experience one of our most energetic and welcoming events.

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Live from #探花楼2025: Prison Education - Little Access and Little Agency

Apr 1, 2025

PEPs remain one of the most evidence-backed strategies for reducing recidivism and promoting long-term societal benefit.

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Live from #探花楼2025: Documenting the Changing Apostille

Apr 1, 2025

Thomas C. Black, an Honorary Member of 探花楼, presented 鈥淥MG, Apostilles Have Changed! Thankfully for the Better鈥, and is a well-known expert on innovation in higher education.

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Live from #探花楼2025: It's a Different World

Apr 1, 2025

This session explored the distinctive aspects of working at an HBCU and how faculty, staff, and administrators can find joy and purpose in their roles.

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Live from #探花楼2025: Navigating the Registar's Role

Apr 1, 2025

Three registrars from small colleges shared how they have navigated their roles in light of the changes in higher education, new technology, and complex student expectations and institutional needs.

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Managing Student Records for Closed and Merged Institutions: 2025 Update

Apr 1, 2025

探花楼's updated guidance is an essential resource for institutional leaders who must navigate closures and mergers while fulfilling their fundamental obligation to preserve learner records and support learner success.

探花楼 Awards, Grants, and Scholarships

Our Grant and Scholarship Award Winners for 2025

Apr 1, 2025

Eleven grant and scholarship winners share the joys of attending 探花楼 meetings, how these opportunities have impacted their careers, and why these awards matter.

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Our Elbert W. Ockerman State and Regional Professional Activity Award Winner for 2025

Apr 1, 2025

The Chesapeake and Potomac Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers is honored for pioneering Maryland's first-ever Dual Enrollment Summit in 2024, which drew over 70 education professionals.

Letter from the Editor March 2025

Letter from the Editor: March 18, 2025

Mar 17, 2025

While our daily tasks can feel solitary, we choose to join and form groups to be part of something much bigger.

Ask a Consultant: Practitioners Helping Practitioners

Ask a Consultant

Mar 17, 2025

Our consultants share how Career Services centers around the country are responding to increasing demands for innovative programming.