Graduate Enrollment at an
Inflection Point: What We’re
Seeing Now and What’s
Changing Next
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November 4, 2026 | 4 p.m.–5 p.m. ET
LIVE WEBINAR
Graduate enrollment is changing.
Graduate enrollment leaders are entering 2027 amid continued international volatility, financial pressure, changing applicant expectations, policy developments, workforce demands, and growing operational complexity. Data from the Fall 2026 cycle, combined with institutional reports, offer an important opportunity to understand which changes may be temporary, and which could reshape graduate enrollment strategy for years to come.
Join Liaison's graduate enrollment experts for a discussion of the trends shaping the graduate market and what they mean for institutional strategy. The conversation will examine emerging enrollment signals, necessary operational capabilities, and how graduate enrollment infrastructure must evolve in response.
Who Should Attend: Grad enrollment, admissions, recruitment, operations, and institutional leaders.
The session will also explore the next evolution of GradCAS, including the planned consolidation of BusinessCAS and EngineeringCAS into a unified GradCAS experience for the 2027 cycle. Panelists will discuss what the change means for institutions and applicants and how it reflects broader shifts occurring across graduate enrollment.
Understand the signals shaping graduate enrollment and practical guidance for 2027.
Speakers
Brittney Jackson
Senior Director, Client Success, Liaison
Brittney Jackson currently serves as Senior Director of Client Success at Liaison, primarily working with graduate institutions participating in BusinessCAS, GradCAS, and EngineeringCAS. With a master's degree in Higher Education Administration and a bachelor's degree in Marketing, she spent over a decade working in admissions at various Boston-area colleges prior to joining Liaison.
Art Munin, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management Solutions, Liaison
Art has served higher education for more than 25 years in a range of leadership roles. He is currently Senior AVP for Enrollment Management Solutions at Liaison, where he partners with institutions across the full enrollment lifecycle. Previously, he served on the faculty of the USC Race and Equity Center, as Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, as Dean of Students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and has held leadership positions at Illinois State University, DePaul University, the School of the Art Institute, and Loyola University Chicago. Art has been an active diversity educator and scholar throughout his career. He spent five years as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, led an 18-year DEI consulting practice, and has published books and articles while presenting widely at national conferences. His book Color by Number: Understanding Racism through Facts and Stats on Children highlights his commitment to data-informed equity work. He earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education and an M.Ed. in Community Counseling from Loyola University Chicago, an M.A. in Multicultural Communication from DePaul University, and a B.A. in Psychology from Eastern Illinois University.
Stephen Taylor
Vice President, Graduate Enrollment Strategy, Liaison
Steve joined the Liaison team in 2020 after almost 20 years in higher education administration. Leading teams and driving innovation at schools like Harvard Business School and ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business, Steve’s experience has focused on the intersection of people, process, and systems as drivers of smart growth. His most recent school position was as Associate Dean for Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business, where he led the unit responsible for all graduate business programs. He holds undergraduate degrees in General Studies and Information Systems and graduate degrees in Business Administration and Philosophy.