Mary Callahan is the Registrar and Senior Associate Dean at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She was named Registrar in 1999 and Senior Associate Dean in 2015 and sets the strategic direction for a continuum of student and faculty support activities. Among her many responsibilities are oversight of registration, grades, degree…

Lotus D. Coffman became the fifth president of the University of Minnesota in 1920 and served in that role until 1938. Two new colleges were established under his tenure: General College offering two-year degrees and University College, intended for students whose academic needs were not being met by other existing colleges. This article provides…

As members of enrollment management units look ahead to the next few years, they anticipate many institution-wide challenges: (1) implementation of a new student information system; (2) major upgrade of an existing system; and (3) re-configuring an existing system to reflect changes in academic policies or to accommodate new federal or state…

Records management, database management, and business process management--what do they have to do with the mission of the registrar? This article takes a look at how well the 1995 article, "The Mission of the Registrar Today," did in predicting the direction of the registrar's profession and makes some new predictions about future responsibilities…

Article differentiates between the work of the area principal and the heads of centres, and shows a need for the registrar. (Author)

This article examines the qualifications, characteristics, and responsibilities of the American registrar.The College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) describes the registrar as the administrative official with principal responsibility for student registrations and records. Functions of the registrar typically include registration,…

The role of the college registrar in a period of change is discussed, and these administrators are encouraged to recognize opportunities of their unique position within the institution. It is argued that campuses need administrators who are good managers, visionary leaders, and coalition builders, combining new technology, service management…

In a period of substantial change on campus, professional managers in college admissions and records offices must concentrate on professionalism in their jobs. By doing so, and by using the resources available to them, they can affect policy and university direction. (MSE)

The registrar-admissions officer and his role were discussed at AACRAO's 63rd annual meeting. Also included in this session was a report of the AACRAO Salary Survey. (LBH)

This book examines the legal issues and problems surrounding the administration of higher education in Nigeria. It focuses on the need for each university to have a legal unit to handle the legal problems of staff, students, and those in the neighboring community. Further, it addresses the problems currently found within the academic community…

Take a walk down Memory Lane... In 1940 when AACRAO's new release "The Work of the Registrar" was written: Yale tuition was fifty dollars per quarter; colleges had curfews for women and dress codes; the average salary was $1,299 annually; first class stamps were three cents; and colleges sent progress reports home to parents. Read about what has…

Analyzes the registrar's role and responsibilities at four Taiwan universities: National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University, National Taiwan Institute of Technology, and Tamkang University. Compares their roles to American registrars' roles in organizational structure, catalog and other publications, classroom scheduling, student…