Enrollify Weekly Digest: 2024’s Biggest Lessons and 2025’s Boldest Moves

From 2024’s transformative lessons to 2025’s exciting innovations, here’s what you need to know to stay ahead.

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?? TL;DR — Inside This Week's Edition

• Think Like a Leader, Grow Like a Pro: Discover Seth Odell's career framework to level up in higher ed.
• 2024 in Review, 2025 in Focus: Dive into lessons from a transformative year in higher ed.
• Creating Immersive College Visit Experiences: See how The University of Alabama is going the extra mile for prospective students and families.

?? ICYMI: New Content and Updates

• Want to Rise as a Leader? Think of Your Career as a Book: Seth Odell shares why thinking of your career in chapters is the key to rising as a leader in higher ed.
• The Year That Changed Everything in Higher Ed: 2024 reshaped higher ed, from AI acceptance to tackling burnout. Mallory Willsea and Seth unpack the lessons learned—and what they mean for 2025.
• Texas State is Rewriting the Rules of Online Education: Discover how bold strategies and OPM partnerships are reshaping global learning on Mastering the Next with Dr. Ray Lutzky, PhD .

?? Hot and Trending Podcasts This Week

• Researching the Landscape with Dr. Claire Brady: Dr. Claire Brady, Ed.D shares insights from a groundbreaking report on AI integration in student affairs, offering practical frameworks for implementation, real-world use cases, and strategies for building institutional AI literacy with Brian Piper .

• Creating Memorable And Immersive College Visit Experiences: Jeremy Tiers and Dr. Matthew McLendon from the The University of Alabama talk about their new, state-of-the-art welcome center, and how the Crimson Tide works hard to create a memorable and immersive visit experience for prospective students and families.

?? On the Horizon

• 2025 Engage Summit Call for Proposals: Brainstorm your best ideas to share with higher ed leaders and innovators by submitting your proposal today!

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