When we’re not actively solving higher education challenges, we’re thinking about them.
And writing about them. And reading about them. And talking about them. Collected here are the insights and resources that we’ve developed to help inspire colleges and universities toward greater relevance, including blog posts, white papers, presentations, videos and worksheets.
Virginia Tech gets granular through senior search
October 20, 2023
Virginia Tech approached RHB in early 2022 seeking counsel on their existing Slate instance. In addition to a Slate diagnostic, RHB concurrently launched senior search and an applicant experience portal. Through their senior search campaign, Virginia Tech sought to attract a more diverse student population, and to expand enrollment in their Virginia Tech Corps of…Read more
To Merge or Not to Merge? Pros and Cons of Merging Multiple Databases in Slate
October 18, 2023
At RHB, we have seen an increase in institutions interested in consolidating multiple admissions databases into one central Slate hub. It’s a trend that we expect to continue in the near future. According to Higher Ed Dive, 100 institutions have closed, merged, consolidated or announced plans to do so since 2016. Often, each school or…Read more
RHB’s Slate and Enrollment Management expertise helped three institutions merge into Vermont State University
October 5, 2023
In April 2021, Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS) embarked on an ambitious five-year plan that included the unification of Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College under a common accreditation and identity as Vermont State University. A key priority of this system unification included consolidating campus databases into a single system. With varying…Read more
RHB and Dalhousie University align undergraduate and graduate admissions through ambitious Slate implementation
When institutions approach RHB for a Slate implementation, it often involves more than building forms, creating emails and releasing decisions. Dalhousie University reached out in June 2022 with an ambitious but calculated approach to setting up a new solution that would serve undergraduate and graduate admissions, as well as the institution’s unique relationship with University…Read more
System redesign for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
October 4, 2023
In April 2021, PennWest and Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania faced distinctive challenges during their mergers, as both were at different stages of the integration process. PennWest was nearing the finish line of building a centralized Slate platform that would streamline the recruitment processes of three institutions into one. They needed to ensure that the single…Read more
Foster Student Belonging With a Coherent Deposit to Day One Strategy
October 3, 2023
Earlier this summer, Tyton Partners released Driving Toward a Degree: Awareness, Belonging, and Coordination, which revealed a disturbing gap in awareness about student support services by students and the employees at the institutions they attend. The report—based on responses from more than 2,000 students and 1,750 employees at about 900 two- and four-year private and…Read more