Enrollment Insights Blog

Education Support and Recruiting Resources [UPDATING]

Last updated 4/21

Survey results from over 65k students and parents – Impact of Coronavirus on Students’ Academic Progress and College Plans

NACAC Virus Response Directory

Resources for PK-12

CDC Guidance for PK-12 Leadership

NACAC Updating list on how schools are adjusting

K-12 closures

Supporting homeless students

Resources for Boarding Schools from TABS

Updating resource hub for PK-12 leadership and student services

Legal guide for school boards

School Counselor Resources

Resources for higher education

CDC Guidance for Leadership

College and University closures

3/12 Enrollment Management Chat (#EMChat) covering COVID

A podcast recap of last week’s #EMChat on the 31 Minutes podcast

3/19 Enrollment Management Chat (#EMChat) covering COVID

Updating list of colleges changing their deposit date (most schools are rolling admission, so May 1 never was a deadline really)

How to run online orientations

Resources for adjusting recruiting

Links to Virtual College Visits – being updated as they come in

College Admissions Policies and Process Changes

Survey of enrollment managers – updating as responses come in

How to hold a successful virtual event

Ideas for different types of virtual events

A guide to hosting events for free in YouTube

Benchmark Data: How COVID-19 Is Impacting Sales and Marketing Performance [Updated Weekly]

Tips for engaging high school counselors and CBOs

Resources for communications

Effect of the global pandemic on social media engagement

Campus Sonar Briefing Updates

How to use social listening to understand and respond to students and families

Canva templates for COVID messaging

Crisis Response Checklist

Tips to improve customer experience during a crisis

Education News

Inside Higher Ed Live Update Feed

Interactive map

Supporting students in need

Financial aid resources

Federal Student Aid Information

Syracuse Financial Aid Resource List

Preparing for an online fall semester

Productivity and Remote Work Help

Productivity Tips

Remote Work Tips

Virtual office collaboration – Slack Integration

System test for videoconferencing

How to work well remotely – Playbook from Trussworks

GitLab Guide to Remote Work

Tips for adjusting your home office desk

3/26 #EMChat discussing working and leading while remote

Transforming Offices Post-Quarantine

Prior to coming to Niche in 2019 Will served 9 years at Manchester University in roles as an Admissions Counselor, Associate Director for Admissions Operations, Social Media Coordinator, and ultimately as Digital Strategist. Will surfaces tactical insights from user behavior and surveys to help higher ed build recruitment strategies. In addition to the Enrollment Insights blog, webinars, and podcast; Will is a frequent conference speaker and podcast guest. He has presented at NACAC, AACRAO-SEM, AMA Higher Ed, CASE V, EduWeb, and EMA. Will's work has been featured in Forbes, Inside Higher Ed, CNBC, CNN, the LA Times, and The New York Times among other outlets.