--- title: Mutara Inc | Joseph Miller description: Higher Education Admissions and Student Success Software --- [![www.mutarainc.com](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mutara_H_Web.png?width=864&height=325&name=Mutara_H_Web.png "www.mutarainc.com")](http://mutarainc.com) Open main menu Close main menu # Blog Select Category Best practices Trends Higher Education Admissions In the news Institutional value User experience Nontraditional Community College News 2020 HEUG Enabling Technology Examples Our Journey Lead generation 2019 2025 Customer Success Holistic admissions Mobility Video 2023 Article Competency-based education Continuing Education NACAC Quote Student Success Posts by ## Joseph Miller ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/AI%2020250529.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Enabling Technology,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/enabling-technology) [News](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/news) ### [Grooper and Mutara Partner to Transform Student Compliance with AI](https://blog.mutarainc.com/grooper-and-mutara-partner-to-transform-college-admissions-with-ai) Grooper and Mutara, Inc. have joined forces to launch an AI-powered solution that streamlines student admissions and compliance for higher education institutions. By... [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/grooper-and-mutara-partner-to-transform-college-admissions-with-ai) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Supreme%20Court%202.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [In the news](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) ### [4 Ways the Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action will Shape Higher Ed Admissions - and How a Configurable Online Application Can Help](https://blog.mutarainc.com/4-ways-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-affirmative-action-will-shape-higher-ed-admissions-and-how-a-configurable-online-application-can-help) The recent Supreme Court ruling banning the consideration of race in college admissions has sent shockwaves through the world of higher education. Institutions are now required to reevaluate their admissions policies and strategies. It is clear that the future of higher education admissions will be reshaped in four significant ways: [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/4-ways-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-affirmative-action-will-shape-higher-ed-admissions-and-how-a-configurable-online-application-can-help) ![Continuing Education ](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Continuing%20Education.jpg) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Continuing Education](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/continuing-education) ### [3 Easy Steps to Boosting Your Continuing Ed Enrollment](https://blog.mutarainc.com/3-easy-steps-to-boosting-your-continuing-ed-enrollment) For institutions struggling with recruitment and enrollment, continuing education could be a pathway for colleges and universities in need of delivering value to prospective students and finding alternative streams of revenue. But to have a successful continuing education (CE) program, institutions must dedicate adequate resources and technology to those programs. [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/3-easy-steps-to-boosting-your-continuing-ed-enrollment) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/College%20Application%20-%20Rejected.png) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Enabling Technology,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/enabling-technology) [Holistic admissions](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/holistic-admissions) ### [5 Ways Your Application is Hurting Your Admissions Funnel](https://blog.mutarainc.com/5-ways-your-application-is-hurting-your-admissions-funnel) As another fall recruitment cycle comes to a close, one can’t help but think about all of the challenges facing enrollment managers. From shifting demographics and changes in student mobility patterns to limited flexibility and agility in developing new and diverse educational opportunities to functioning with a heavy workload in a high-stress environment, it is not an easy time to be working in enrollment management. Mining through the mounting challenges, tasks, and meetings, the last thing enrollment leaders should be worried about is the application for admission and the technology associated with it. [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/5-ways-your-application-is-hurting-your-admissions-funnel) ![3 Ways to Avoid Summer Melt](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/May%202022%20Blog%20Post%202.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) ### [3 Ways to Avoid Summer Melt](https://blog.mutarainc.com/3-ways-to-avoid-summer-melt) It’s that time in the admissions cycle again - summer melt. As a former admissions counselor, I fully understand the anxiety, stress, and frustration that comes with this part of the admissions process. You have nurtured fantastic relationships and gained commitment from your candidate pool. You are riding high as the spring semester ends. Then, as it happens with every admissions cycle, commitments start getting softer, and your candidate pool starts to shrink.  [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/3-ways-to-avoid-summer-melt) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/CC%20Month_BlogHeader.jpg) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [Community College](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/community-college) ### [Highlights From National Community College Month](https://blog.mutarainc.com/highlights-from-national-community-college-month) This past April many community colleges across the county joined in celebrating Community College Month (#ccmonth). The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) coordinated a grassroots campaign to “increase awareness and understanding of the value of community colleges both locally and nationally.”  As we followed the celebration around the country, we wanted to share some highlights and takeaways from the great work these two-year institutions are doing. [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/highlights-from-national-community-college-month) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Image%20from%20iOS%20(1).jpg) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [HEUG](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/heug) ### [2022 Alliance Conference Wrap Up](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-alliance-conference-wrap-up) After two years of being virtual, it was great to reconnect with HEUG colleagues in-person at Alliance. [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-alliance-conference-wrap-up) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/students%20group%20working%20on%20school%20%20project%20%20together%20on%20tablet%20computer%20%20at%20modern%20university.jpeg) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [Nontraditional,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/nontraditional) [Community College](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/community-college) ### [Stealth Applicants - What You Should Know](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-stealth-applicants) Stealth applicants have always been a challenge for institutions. However, the pandemic amplified those challenges as institutions had to adapt processes, like going test-optional, and college fair and campus visit opportunities were limited due to pandemic-related restrictions and safety concerns. Although pandemic-related restrictions are being lifted, allowing more open on- and off-campus events, many institutions are not changing their test-optional policies.   [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-stealth-applicants) ![College students smiling](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Mutara%20Students%20no%20logo.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [Nontraditional](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/nontraditional) ### [Embracing Change: The Next Wave of Higher Education](https://blog.mutarainc.com/embracing-change-the-next-wave-of-higher-education) Spending nearly a decade as an enrollment management professional until recently, I experienced the challenge that the impending traditional enrollment cliff presents for universities and colleges. I was often faced trying to find solutions to the same recurring questions:  [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/embracing-change-the-next-wave-of-higher-education) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/SACRAO%20-%20Blog%20Post%20Image%20(800%20%C3%97%20466%20px).png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Nontraditional](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/nontraditional) ### [2022 SACRAO Conference highlights the nontraditional student](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-sacrao-conference-recap) It’s a wrap. We just finished our first event of 2022 – the SACRAO conference in Little Rock, AR.  [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-sacrao-conference-recap) ### Schedule a Demo #### Company - [About Mutara](https://info.mutarainc.com/about-mutara) - [Blog](https://blog.mutarainc.com) - [Privacy Policy](https://info.mutarainc.com/privacy-terms) #### Products - [Admissions Candidate Application](https://info.mutarainc.com/product-application-for-admissions) - [Non-Degree Registration and Enrollment](https://info.mutarainc.com/product-continuing-education) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mutarainc/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/mutarainc) [Follow us on Facebook](mailto:info@mutarainc.com)