Weightlist Episode 9 – Agile Enrollment Featuring Eric Shriner
In 2001, a group of computer scientists gathered at a resort to collectively rethink the methods that had dominated software development projects for decades. This rise of “agile development” emphasized cross-functional teams operating within rapid iterative cycles...
Weightlist Episode 8 – Experiments in Enrollment Management with Eric Maguire
The enrollment management field isn’t well known for experimental design but Eric Maguire as Franklin and Marshall College’s Vice President & Dean of Admission & Financial Aid is pushing that boundary. His approach embodies the Edison Model that embraces...
Weightlist Episode 7 – Driving in the Rear View: Predicting Success in New Student Markets
How do you recruit in new markets using predictive models that are built on your enrollment history? If you have never enrolled a student from a particular market how can a “rear facing” prediction still apply. In this episode, Thom and Brad tackle a listener...
Weightlist Episode 6 – Interview with George Kirkland Co-Founder of Raise.me
What happens when a young start-up rethinks the decades old practice of a lump sum approach to awarding financial aid? On The Weightlist this week we chat with George Kirkland, Co-Founder of Raise.me, a company that invented the concept of micro-scholarships and in so...
Weightlist Episode 5 – The Five Ways Enrollment Predictions are Putting Colleges Out of Business
Enrollment management, at its core, is a prediction business. Annually, thousands of admissions officers polish off the crystal ball and project what the enrollment future holds for their institutions. Yogi Berra often quipped that “The future isn’t what it used to...
Weightlist Episode 4 – Interview with Zain Khandwala Part 2
Could an algorithm ever do the job of an admissions officer? How do you build a data-driven analytic culture? How can universities best utilize analytics to shift their business processes? In part 2 of our interview with Zain Khandwala, the Executive Director of the...
Weightlist Episode 3 – Interview with Zain Khandwala Part 1
What does the hype cycle and trough of disillusionment look like in the higher education data space? Have we been here before? Data Science, informatics, business analytics – are all these terms just buzzwords? Universities investing big resources in how they...
Weightlist Episode 2 – The End of Enrollment Theory?
How do we understand complex enrollment problems in the age of the petabyte? Thom and Brad discuss what enrollment management could learn from Big Data and what it means for conventional enrollment theory. Of course, along the way there’s always beer, smoking jackets,...
