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Using ChatGPT4o to Build a Blog Publishing Strategy: Medium or Personal Website?

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It’s been a couple of weeks since I published an article on my personal website. While I’ve been busy with a few business and board-related projects, I’ve also contemplated changing my blog publishing strategy. Without outside advice, I am contemplating several publishing options, including Medium, a writing platform that I’ve been a member of since […]

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The Impact of the One Big, Beautiful Bill on Higher Education: An AI Assignment

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I’ve been a fan of artificial intelligence (AI) for over two decades. Prior to the announcement of ChatGPT to the world, I wrote occasionally about books and papers that touted AI’s potential impact on education and the workforce. After that, I tried to keep up with the weekly revelation of LLM-related products. For more than […]

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Strategic Planning for K-12 Independent Schools

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When we talk about strategic planning for schools, there is no single formula for the successful operation of a private school, and there is no one size or orientation that defines all private schools. According to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the median enrollment for private schools nationwide as of 2024 is 638. […]

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Holding Colleges Accountable: How the Big Beautiful Bill Affects Higher Education

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In May, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, broadly affecting higher education. Title III of the Act consisted of various proposed changes to existing legislation from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, organized in specific subtitles. These are: Subtitle A – Student Eligibility Subtitle B – Loan Limits […]

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A Radical Idea for American Higher Education: Let Colleges Fail

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It’s not unusual for American higher education to be in the news. In recent years, the headlines have ranged from massive student loan debt to student athlete compensation and from innovative research university discoveries to competition from coding camps and other alternative providers. Since President Trump’s inauguration in January, the news has focused more on […]

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Proposed 2025 Changes to Pell Grant Eligibility

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Several proposed changes to Pell Grant eligibility were included in the House of Representatives Budget Bill, passed in May. Most of the higher education community is critiquing these changes. Pell Grants are need-based awards, and the maximum Pell Grant award for the academic year 2024-2025 is $7,395. The first of these changes proposes that the […]

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Will Higher Ed See a Shift to Alternative Providers?

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I’ve been fortunate to spend a significant amount of time during my professional career in senior management roles in two industries, healthcare and higher education. The growth and expansion of both sectors can be traced to the year 1965 and the passage of major bills related to President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Great Society. On July […]

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The Evolution of Higher Ed’s Federal Financial Aid Programs in the U.S.

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During the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term in office, he implemented the following actions, some of which will affect federal financial aid: Issued several executive orders Sent letters to universities inquiring about their support of anti-Semitic activities Suspended federal grants to Columbia and Harvard Cut the federal research grant administrative expense reimbursement […]

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Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter

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Many people talk about transforming higher education. Sadly, most of their suggestions relate to common ideas such as cutting administrative costs, reducing program majors that are underenrolled or no longer relevant, and improving student retention. When I read the pre-published blurb about Scott Carlson‘s and Ned Laff’s book Hacking College, I ordered it. The book […]

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Pell Runners: Is Financial Aid Fraud Too Easy?

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A list of papers I reviewed for a future post about Parent PLUS loans surfaced an eye-opening sentence about financial aid fraud from a 2022 article published in the American Journal of Cardiology: “At the suggestion of Larry Summers (the Obama Administration) ‘urged state unemployment offices to send a letter to every person receiving jobless […]

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