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This Week in Higher Ed Innovation: 5 Must-Read Articles

By Salesforce.org May 4, 2016

Here are 5 of the most interesting and useful posts about Salesforce for higher ed and Salesforce for Higher Ed and #edtech that the Salesforce.org team has been reading over the past week:

HESummit161. Higher Ed Summit ‘16 Recordings Now Available!
Didn’t make it to #HESummit16? Want to review the knowledge shared and relive the fun in New Orleans? Just fill out this form and you’ll get access to the entire library of breakout session recordings and slides.

Administrators Empower Students to Fill Void on Campus Solutions2. Administrators Empower Students to Fill Void on Campus Solutions
via @A2Arnett of @EducationDive
Last week we were talking about UT Austin’s student worker program that helps students gain marketable Salesforce skills while helping the school manage IT projects. In this article, Education Dive explores an innovative program at University of Maryland that also puts students to work — in this case working to find new solutions to increase the school’s retention rate. It’s another example of institutions leveraging one of their greatest assets: the students themselves!

Email marketing3. Best Practices in Creating Custom Email Marketing Templates
by @ACFSolutions
A great best practices blog post from ACF. Whether you’re using Marketing Cloud, Pardot, or any other email platform, these are rules to live by when building email templates.

Growth in Higher Ed4. Salesforce Growth in Higher Ed
via @modacto_
A concise overview of the current state of affairs in the world of Salesforce for higher ed.

5. Higher Ed Researchers Grow Living Cells with 4D Printing
via @EdTech_HigherEd
Still trying to wrap your head around 3D printing? Better hurry — 4D printing is on the way!

See you next week! Remember to follow us on Twitter at @SalesforceOrg for more higher education innovation news.