2012


December 2012

Product Roundup

How to Get the Most Return on a College Investment

Stanford’s ‘Restrictive Early Action’ Decisions Released Today

Using Technology To Assist With Student Retention

New Program Helps Students Navigate College Application Process

For College Applicants, A Head-scratcher

Digital Divide Hits College-Admissions Process

Forging Partnerships: IT and Administrative Departments Should Structure Collaboration

College Applications Can Be Complicated


November 2012

Purdue University and Prospective Students Benefit From Improved Admissions Process

Naviance Will Help Cumberland Valley Students Prepare For College

Grosse Pointe Schools Buy Software for College Prep, Career Planning

Spokane School District Partners with Hobsons’ Naviance to Maximize Student Success

Spokane District to Adopt College and Career Readiness Platform

Get Denied or Wait-listed? What Students Can Do.

What Are The Do’s and Don’ts When Applying To College?

When Colleges Woo Students Through Social Media: Less Viewbooks, More Facebook

West Virginia University Purchases Address Verification for Admissions

Parent programs and incentives should go hand-in-hand, to stabilize fragmented families

Hobsons Enhances its ApplyYourself Solution with New Web-Based Interface, AppReview

Hobsons Releases Web Platform for Paperless Application Review

College Not for Everyone: 4 Alternatives


October 2012

Hobsons Acquires Beat the GMAT

Should You Apply Early Decision?

Online Ed Startup Alleyoop Targets U.S. Skills Gap

Should we be spooked by MOOCs?

Hobsons acquires simple blog that evolved into full service social network, Beat the GMAT

Hobsons Buys Social Network for MBA Applicants

Beat the GMAT acquired by education giant Hobsons

Hobsons Partnership Brings Campus Video Tours to Student Recruitment

College and career planning goes high-tech for Nashua students

Hobsons Partners with YOUniversityTV to Build Connections with Video

New Grants Support Leadership Development Work of ACE Fellows Program

Get Your College Apps in Order Now

Hobsons Teams Up With Denver Kids, Inc. to Help Local Students in Need

Help, I hate it here! How Unhappy Freshmen Can Survive their First Semester

Good Outcomes Start With A Good Plan


September 2012

Social Media Named Valedictorian in Determining College Social Scene

How to Effectively and Efficiently Change Majors

CRM Grows Up

Hargadon, Rapelye Contribute to Tilghman’s Legacy

Tufts U Uses ‘Vibe’ in Massive Outreach to Prospective Students

Hobsons Partners with TeenLife to Better Connect Students to Enrichment Programs through Naviance

Q&A with Todd Bloom, Chief Academic Officer, Hobsons

San Diego HS adopts college readiness program

Getting Involved in Groups on Campus

Alleyoop and Naviance Target Smart Success for Learners

Alleyoop Partners with Naviance to Close the Gap between College Eligibility and College Readiness

Preparing Pilots for Takeoff


August 2012

TOEFL, Hobsons Team Up in Service for Recruiting Foreign Students

Virtual Viewbooks: Ready? Or Not?

Not Quite Digital

Trunk Parties Help College-bound Students Prepare for Dorm Life

How is International Recruitment Changing in UK HE?

Government, Colleges Try to Smooth Student Loan Process

CRM Pioneers: One Decade Later

The Denton Independent School District Implements Hobson’s Naviance

Texas District to Deploy Career, College Readiness Platform

Naviance Offers Lots of Potential

Texas ISD Adopts College- and Career-readiness Platform

Denton ISD Selects Hobsons’ Naviance College and Career Readiness Platform

Mariemont foundation buys college and career planning tool

Students to Get Help for Life After Higher School

Eileen Tyson, Executive Director Global Client Relations, ETS


July 2012

Naviance Receives Honorable Mention for eSchool News’ Fifty of the Best Ed-Tech Products for Schools

Five Ways to Reduce the Cost of College Housing

How to Get the Most of a Summer Program

Financial Aid Technology Services at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Campus

How to Pick the Right Community College

Data Partnership Will Help High Schools Track Graduates

Naviance Simplifies College Search, Career Exploration for USC Students

Naviance Simplifies College Search, Career Exploration for USC Students

Keep these 4 points in mind when considering a digital marketing strategy

ETS Unveils Toefl Search Service for Educators (pg. 10)


June 2012

Transfer Tips for College Students

Five Things Incoming College Freshmen Should Do this Summer

Cleveland Foundation awards $19.9 million in grants to non-profits this quarter

Put Students Back into Your Retention Plan

Many Institutions are Innovating with New Delivery Models and Emerging Channels. (Page 23)

On Student Recruitment, the Web, and ‘Control’

Three ways to improve your college’s recruitment program

Technology - Can’t Live Without It (Reaching the Masses)


May 2012

Back of the Line: Law may contribute to advising overload at California’s community colleges

Planning a post-high school gap year? Consider cost, structure and commitment to college plans

Duncan Findlater, Hobsons, UK

College Rejection: 10 Positive Ways To Deal With A Negative Answer

Preparing the Text Generation: How technology enables individualized student planning.

5 Ways to Save Students—and Money

Advancements in Technology Are Ironically Making Offerings More, Not Less, Personal

Using Data to Meausure Student Success


April 2012

Tiffin U Deploys Virtual Student Orientation Program

Social CRM

Hobsons and Tiffin University Build Online Student Orientation and Engagement Destination

Why 50% of Students Fail AP Exams and How to Change That

Family Affair: Making a College Decision


March 2012

Career Mapping Eyed to Prepare Students for College

Nine Ways to Cut the Cost of College Visits

Breaking records: Applications hit a high at college

Online advising helps students and colleges, too


February 2012

Minneapolis Guidance Department Boosts Grad Rates With Online Tool

Get Schooled: Use Social Personalization Like Higher Ed

CPS rolls out career-counseling tool

Challenging economy, competition make CRM a necessity


January 2012

Cincinnati District Implements College and Career Planning Platform

No Time to Waste

Hobsons’ Intelliworks buy provides talent and technology

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