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If artificial intelligence is the future of admissions and enrollment management—and many say it is—teams and their institutions need to understand how, when and why AI works. Meeting this moment therefore means building data readiness and AI literacy in admissions and enrollment management.
Building on insights from Inside Higher Ed's recently-published deep dive report on this topic, this webcast will feature IHE's Colleen Flaherty in discussion with the report's author, Ben Upton, and a panel of experts.
The expert panel will explore the following:
- How admissions and enrollment management teams are already deploying AI to assist their work
- The potential near- and longer-term future of AI in enrollment management
- Best and emerging practices for building data readiness and AI literacy among admissions and enrollment management personnel
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Wednesday, December 11 | 2 p.m. E.T.
Beyond the Hype: Understanding and Unlocking AI’s Potential in Enrollment Management
PANELISTS
Dr. MJ Knoll-Finn
Senior Vice President for Global Enrollment Management and Student Success at NYU
Dr. MJ Knoll-Finn, a national leader in higher education, oversees NYU’s enrollment management division, where she has doubled first-year applications to nearly 120,000 while improving diversity, retention and graduation rates. Before joining NYU, she served as vice president of enrollment for Emerson College after a tenure as assistant dean and director of admissions at Northeastern University School of Law. Knoll-Finn frequently speaks at national and regional conferences on current higher education trends, and the strategic use of analytics and data in enrollment strategy and institutional positioning. Her board memberships include The College Board and the US Strategic Advisory Board of IDP-Connect. A first-generation college graduate, Knoll-Finn holds an Ed.D. in leadership and innovation from NYU Steinhardt’s School of Culture, Education and Human Development, an MBA from Northeastern and a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire.
Dr. Joseph Paris
Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies at Delaware Valley University
As dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Delaware Valley University, Dr. Joseph Paris’ work focuses on the intersection of institutional effectiveness and college access and draws upon his professional experience in enrollment management and higher education marketing. His research analyzes the relationships between college admissions criteria and selection methodologies, institutional finance and access to postsecondary education. Formerly a leader at West Chester and Temple Universities, he is active with NAGAP and AACRAO and holds an Ed.D. in higher education leadership from Temple University, as well as an MBA and B.S. in marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Dr. Naronda C. Wright
President of NAGAP at The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management and Associate Dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies at Georgia Southern University
Naronda Wright, associate dean of graduate student services at Georgia Southern University, was recently elected as the first Black president of NAGAP. Dr. Wright began her current role with Georgia Southern in February of this year. Prior to her current role, she served as director of graduate admissions operations at Augusta University in Georgia for two years. Dr. Wright’s recent appointment at Georgia Southern marked a return to the university, where she previously spent 14 years as an administrative specialist. As a member of NAGAP, Dr. Wright held several positions with the organization prior to her new presidential election. She previously served as conference chair and vice president. Dr. Wright received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia College of Missouri, a master’s degree in higher education administration from Georgia Southern University, and doctorate in higher education administration from Clark Atlanta University.
Ben Upton is a freelance journalist based in Washington. He served as Times Higher Education’s Europe reporter between November 2021 and October 2023 and previously covered European research policy for Research Professional News. Before graduating from City, University of London’s journalism school in 2017, he worked in academic publishing and taught at a private university in Wuhan, China.
Colleen Flaherty
Senior Editor of Special Content at Inside Higher Ed
Colleen Flaherty, senior editor of special content, previously served as Student Voice editor for Inside Higher Ed. Prior to joining the publication in 2012, Colleen was military editor at the Killeen Daily Herald, outside Fort Hood, Texas. Before that, she covered government and land use issues for the Greenwich Time and Hersam Acorn Newspapers in her home state of Connecticut. After graduating from McGill University in Montreal with a degree in English literature, Colleen taught English and English as a second language in public schools in the Bronx, New York. She earned her M.S.Ed. from City University of New York Lehman College as part of the New York City Teaching Fellows program.