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PODCASTS
EDUCATION PODCASTS
LISTEN NOW | College Matters from The Chronicle
For college and university admission professionals and everyone. News Podcast · Updated Weekly · Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. Political unrest, the future of AI, the dizzying cost of everything. Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. On College Matters, we explore the world through the prism of the nation’s colleges and universities. Listen to College Matters wherever you get your podcasts. |
LISTEN NOW | Future U Podcase - The Pulse of Higher Ed
For college and university admission professionals and everyone. Education Podcast · Updated B-Weekly · We interview the most knowledgeable and compelling thought-leaders in Higher Ed and provide commentary tying together what we learned during our conversations. |
LISTEN NOW | Confessions of a Higher Ed CMO — with Jaime Hunt
For college and university admission professionals and everyone. Marketing Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Confessions of a Higher Ed CMO is like a conference in a podcast, offering a blend of professional wisdom, innovative ideas, and personal anecdotes. |
LISTEN NOW | Higher Ed Pulse
For college and university admission professionals and everyone. How To Podcast · Updated Weekly · Higher Ed Pulse is your weekly no-fluff guide to AI in higher ed. Higher ed leaders are expected to master AI overnight. |
LISTEN NOW | Credentials Unscripted Podcast
For college and university admission professionals and everyone. Education Podcast · Updated Bi-Weekly · Credentials Unscripted is a podcast about credentialing and the role it plays in advancing educational and professional opportunities for learners. We speak with subject matter experts, innovators, and policy makers to explore the credentialing ecosystem across K-12, Higher Education, and Workforce. |
LISTEN NOW | HigherEdJobs Podcast
For college and university admission professionals and everyone. Education Podcast · Updated Weekly · The HigherEdJobs Podcast is dedicated to helping higher education professionals find fulfillment in their careers and be the change agents that higher education. |
LISTEN NOW | Mission Admissions
For college and university admission professionals and everyone.Marketing Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Welcome to Mission Admissions with Jeremy Tiers — a show that features candid conversations with industry leaders and difference makers. |
LISTEN NOW | Office Hours With EAB
For college and university admission professionals and everyone.Marketing Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Education Podcast · Updated Monthly · A new podcast from EAB experts to share ideas, insight, and inspiration with higher ed leaders |
LISTEN NOW | College Admissions Decoded
For parents and students. Created by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, every episode features insiders from the world of admissions breaking down the facts, myths, and rules of engagement for today's college landscape. care about. |
ACCESS NOW | AI Podcast For college and university admission professionals and everyone.
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LISTEN NOW | Marketing AI Podcast For college and university admission professionals and everyone. The Marketing AI Show makes artificial intelligence actionable and approachable for marketers. Brought to you by the creators of the Marketing AI Institute and the Marketing AI Conference (MAICON) |
LISTEN NOW | Noodle Podcast For college and university admission professionals and everyone. A podcast series focused on the most interesting professionals in edudation. |
LISTEN NOW | Data In Higher Education For college and university admission professionals and everyone. A podcast series focused on technology and Higher-Education by Campus Labs. |
LISTEN NOW | ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast For college and university admission professionals and everyone. Ken Anselment hosts a series of one-on-one conversations with people who have been climbing the leadership mountain in the world of college admissions. |
LISTEN NOW | The College Essay Guy Podcast: A Practical Guide to College Admissions For counselors, students, and parents. Ethan Sawyer (aka College Essay Guy) aims to bring more ease, joy, purpose, and access to the college admission process by interviewing college admissions experts and distilling their advice into practical steps for college-bound students and their counselors. |
LISTEN NOW | Get Schooled by Reeves & Ford
For secondary school counselors and everyone. Chris Reeves and Joel Ford are high school counselors who spend a lot of time on college admission. Working with students and talking about college admissions are their favorite things to do! They discuss key topics and bring on experts to highlight the issues they care about. |
RESOURCE LINKS
TRENDS & MAJOR CURRENT TOPICS IN EDUCATION
- Montana Tribal Colleges - Current Landscape Montana Free Press Article
- Malcolm Gladwell: I Hate the Ivy League – Riffs and Rants on Elite Education: https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/i-hate-the-ivy-league-riffs-and-rants-on-elite-education
- What’s Wrong and Right with American Higher Education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUQNfCY6uEo
- The Chronicle (Leadership/Professional Development Programming)
- Higher Education Is Exhausted
- Rural Student Qualifications Don't Align with Local Job Markets
- ASCA Webinar Series: College Scorecard: Educator, School Counselor and Advisor Resources
- For Native Students, the End of Race in Admissions Is Complicated (chronicle.com)
- House subcommittee explores how to lower cost of college (insidehighered.com)
- Student Retention - Discovery Update (squarespace.com)
- Connecting the Dots and Data to Improve Student Success - Salesforce.org
- Survey: College students don't know about support services (insidehighered.com)
- Prospective College Students Increasingly Say They Feel Unprepared for Higher Education (chronicle.com)
- More Than 40 Million Americans Have Now Attended College Without Earning A Degree (ampproject.org)
LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- What Great Leaders Say Infographic
- MODELING CIVILITY AND DISAGREEING BETTER - CHIEF INFLUENCER - JOHNNY C. TAYLOR, JR.
- National Association for College Admission Counseling- Webinars
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Training / UnboundED
- The potential and the plight of the middle manager (economist.com)
- The Future of Leadership Is Kindness
- Managers Guide To Preventing Employee Burnout
- Leadership Perspective from the Dalai Lama
- Leadership Skills & Developing Emotional Learning
- Understanding Generations - A Look At Generation Z
- Lots of Free Guidebooks on DEI, Work/Life Balance, Empowering Educators, & So much!
MARKETING, TECHOLOGY, & AI
- Slate Slack Community
- Every year, the Global Risks Report asks more than 900 experts for their opinion on the most serious hashtag#risks we face - today, over the next 2 years, and over the next decade. Read it here: https://ow.ly/Qj4e50V30cV
- Are our students future ready?
- AI for Higher Education Blueprint.pdf (marketingaiinstitute.com)
- AI for Content Marketing Blueprint, Presented by Writer.pdf (marketingaiinstitute.com)
- AI for Personalization Blueprint.pdf (marketingaiinstitute.com)
- AI for Content Marketing Blueprint, Presented by Writer.pdf (marketingaiinstitute.com)
- Discovery Update (squarespace.com)
- How to Use AI to Do Stuff: An Opinionated Guide (oneusefulthing.org)
- Here's How to Use OpenAI's ChatGPT: Steps With Photos (businessinsider.com)
MENTAL HEALTH
- Work Life Balance For Professionals
- Staying Calm When You Are Stressed
- Mental Health Resources For Educators
- Student Mental Health Support Resources
- MHTTC National Resources
- Article: List of Mental Health Resources For Dealing With Stress in Education
- Heathy Habits For Emotional Wellness in Education & More Resrouces
STUDENT DATA, MARKETING, & RECRUITMENT
- RNL High School Student College Planning Report Modern Campus
- Article: Helping First Generation Students
- Bridging the Digital Divide: Lessons from COVID-19 | A Special Report from Inside Higher Ed
- RNL On-Demand Webinar: Search, Engage, Convert: The New Enrollment Pipeline
- Pandemic Impacts on Higher Education
- Higher Ed Trends
- Serving Rural Students
- AACRAO Student Data
- Personal Connection: How to Maximize Enrollment, Retention and Re-Engagement
- Admissions Digital / Virtual Service Report - How to reach students digitally
- Adult Learners - How to Improve Your Services
- College Digital Marketing for Conversion: Two Campus Examples | RNL
- Families and College Financing in the Wake of COVID | RNL
- Article about Helping Homeless Students on Campus
- Salesforce Student Data
- Students With Kids - How to best help them and use the correct language.
- Foster Kids to College Students: Online Resources & Support (publicservicedegrees.org)
- University Family Survey | RNL (ruffalonl.com)
- E-Expectations College Student Recruitment Report | RNL (ruffalonl.com)
- College Student Retention Practices Report | RNL (ruffalonl.com)
- Report First-Year College Students and Their Motivation to Complete College | RNL (ruffalonl.com)
- CollegeBoard Enrollment & Retention within COVID-19 Report
- How Higher Education Data Reporting is Both Burdensome AND Inadequate
MORE ARTICLES, VIDEOS, CONFERENCES, ETC.
- NASPA Learning: Using the Placement Process to Build More Equitable, Student-centered Colleges
- NSCEC | National Small College Enrollment Conference | https://www.nscec.com
- Inside Higher Ed | https://www.insidehighered.com
- Montana Tribal College Data Collection Team Work & Reporting | OPI
- Dual Enrollment in Montana
- Understanding Career Pathways | https://applymontana.mus.edu/careers/career-roadmap/career-pathways/index.html
- Helping Students Connect College & Career
- Montana Deprtment of Labor & Industry Resources | https://lmi.mt.gov/Publications/index
- MDLI Career Lab | Resources | https://lmi.mt.gov/career/programs
- College Campus Safety Developments - What Students Want
- NODA Resources | https://www.nodaweb.org/page/resources
- Slate Conference | https://technolutions.com/events/slate-innovation-festival
- The Rookie – Movie (Amazon Prime)
- American Thunder, Nascar goes to Leman’s - Documentary (Amazon Prime)
- Drew Lookn’ Fishy – You Tube Shorts https://www.youtube.com/@LooknFishy
MONTANA RESOURCES
- Montana Tribal College Institute
- Montana Guide Book To Higher Education
- Montana Counselor Directory
- Search Montana Academic Programs
- Montana University System
- Apply Montana
- Montana GEAR UP
- Montana Office of Public Instruction
- Reach Higher Montana
- Montana Youth Apprenticeship Partnership
- American Indian College Fund
- Montana Career Lab
- Montana Department of Labor & Industry
- Montana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators | MASFAA
- Montana School Counselors Association
- Montana Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers | MACRAO
BOOKS
- Marketing Books For Higher Education
- How To Market A University | https://www.amazon.com/How-Market-University-Competitive-Environment/dp/1421440342/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=a228082d-0d9c-4317-a192-46cc23daeba5
- Inclusive Leadership | Inclusive Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Developing and Executing an Impactful Diversity and Inclusion Strategy: - Locally and Globally: Sweeney, Charlotte, Bothwick, Fleur