CASE award winners reflect on the key aspects of live theater in educational settings 

Sports rivalries in higher education and among independent schools foster advancement opportunities 

How advancement draws on athletics to communicate with constituents, motivate alumni, and speak to a greater mission—even in an era when the sports environment has changed radically

In the summer of 2020, Virginia Commonwealth University's alumni relations team was looking for new ways to both highlight alumni and create lighthearted, short, non-event programming during COVID-19. So, in July, the Richmond, Virginia, institution lauched its alumni business spotlights on Instagram.

Students today increasingly look to other students on social media for their opinions and thoughts on college life. Their number one platform? YouTube, where room tours and “day in the life” videos rack up thousands of views. So, institutions are getting ahead of the trend by finding and partnering with student influencers or sharing their organic content.

In North America, the beginning of the fall semester has been rife with controversy, COVID-19 outbreaks, and an increased focus on health and safety. How are advancement professionals adapting to the situation, what about their job duties has changed, and how are they balancing the short-term needs of constituents with the long-range goals of their institutions?

The digital divide has been adversely affecting low-income, minority, and rural students for decades. How has increased reliance on remote learning, forced by the coronavirus pandemic, further exposed the divide for those in higher education and how are advancement personnel helping to solve this problem?

Activity page downloads for alumni and their families, St. Anne’s-Belfield School's Maroon & White Week, Three Minute Thesis competitions, and more.

What members are thinking and sharing

The Community College of Baltimore County and Mt. Hood Community College each transitioned their in-person auctions, dinners, and galas into online events this year—and learned new ways to engage with their communities in the process.