--- title: Mutara Inc | Higher Education (2) description: Higher Education | Higher Education Admissions and Student Success Software (2) --- [![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 Trends Best practices Higher Education Admissions In the news Institutional value User experience News Nontraditional Community College 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 about: ## Higher Education (2) ![](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) ![Image of the Mutara team at Alliance this year](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/2023%20Alliance%20Booth%20cropped.png) [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) [2023](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/2023) ### [Alliance 2023 Wrap-up](https://blog.mutarainc.com/alliance-2023-wrap-up) The Higher Education User Group's annual conference wrapped up this Wednesday. It was incredible to catch up with old friends, discuss challenges and trends faced by small and large institutions, and discuss how they are adapting to the changing world inherent in the industry. Here are some of my reactions and observations. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/alliance-2023-wrap-up) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/sunrise.jpeg) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) ### [Success through Shifting Sands: A Recap of the 2022 FACRAO Annual Summit](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-facrao-conference-wrap-up-0) After participating virtually in 2021, it was refreshing to reconnect with old colleagues and make new connections at the 2022 FACRAO Annual Summit in Daytona Beach last week.  [Emily Grace Denhart](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/emily-grace-denhart) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-facrao-conference-wrap-up-0) ![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) ![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) ![A picture of a pen pointing to a line graph](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Canva%20-%20Chart%20trend%20800x466.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [In the news,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) [2020](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/2020) ### [2020 Fall Enrollment Trends -- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2020-fall-enrollment-trends-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly) If you work in the higher education industry, you probably don't need a report to tell you that 2020 was a challenge for colleges and universities.  However, the most recent report put together by the National Student Clearinghouse [(link here)](https://nscresearchcenter.org/stay-informed/) gives insight into how COVID has affected enrollment in each type of school and demographic -- and it's not all doom and gloom. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2020-fall-enrollment-trends-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly) ![Students in a class](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Canva%20-%20Mature%20Student%20in%20Class%20300x175.jpg) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [In the news,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/in-the-news) [2020,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/2020) [Nontraditional](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/nontraditional) ### [Google announces Google Career Certificates.  Should Higher Education institutions be worried?](https://blog.mutarainc.com/google-career-certificates.-what-does-this-mean-for-higher-education) Today, Business Insider had an [opinion piece](https://www.businessinsider.com/google-careers-certificate-program-changed-game-universities-should-pay-attention-2020-9) about [Google's Career Certificates program](https://grow.google/certificates/), which allows non-degree learning to help people (especially people in IT) gain critical skills that can help them advance their careers.  In our blog, we've previously discussed how the higher education market is has recognized the opportunity growth of lifetime learning and the nontraditional student.   [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/google-career-certificates.-what-does-this-mean-for-higher-education) [1](https://blog.mutarainc.com) [2](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education/page/2) [3](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education/page/3) ### 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)