In Part 1 of this multi-part article, I asked the question, “once a student lands on the home page of an institution, what happens next?” When the website is well-designed, the answer may be that within two or three clicks, the prospective student will gather all the information that they need about the degree program, […]
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with many different higher ed leaders. Since my retirement, I’ve been invited by several leaders to discuss ways in which they can market their online courses and programs (many of which were developed during the pandemic) to a student who would be interested in attending their […]
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A little more than a year ago, I wrote about an EdSurge article asking if the expenditures for EdTech in K-12 were wasteful. Senior Reporter Emily Tate authored that article and has written another article about the edtech industry asking the question “are companies ready to provide [evidence] that edtech works as promised.” Ms. Tate Sullivan […]
June 15th marked the second anniversary of my father’s death. A week or so after his funeral, I posted a tribute to him, entitled Wallace Boston Sr – the legacy of a life well lived. In that article, I quoted one of my father’s favorite statements to his four children: “It doesn’t matter to me […]
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Last week, University Business published an article titled The 50 institutions that offer the best starting salaries for 4-year degree holders. Written by associate editor Chris Burt, the article outlines the 2022 results for a ranking system developed by Optimal, a data-driven company dedicated to enabling people to make better decisions about careers and education. […]
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I recently wrote about the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s College Graduate Earnings: 2022 report. On the same day that TPPF issued its college earnings report, they issued a report titled College Student Loan Debt as a Percent of Earnings: 2022. Once again, the report utilizes data published through the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. […]
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Using recently published data from the U.S. Department of Education, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Andrew Gillen provides a report intended to inform parents and policymakers about the earnings prospects for specific college degrees. The source of the data is the College Scorecard and as usual, that data is limited by the fact that the College […]
In a recent article in The Job – Higher Ed & The Workforce, Paul Fain writes about a new national advertising campaign kicking off in September that will attempt to influence employers to reduce the four-year degree requirement for hiring. The argument for the campaign is that there is a paper ceiling that holds back […]
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I first read about the Economic Well Being of U.S. Households in 2021 report in an email from UPCEA. The email referenced a Higher Ed Dive article written by senior editor Rick Seltzer. The Higher Ed Dive article was titled Adults who borrowed for college doubt higher ed’s value, survey says. One of the key […]
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On a recent trip to Baltimore for my high school reunion, I met a young woman named Molly Rea. Molly was bartending at the hotel where I stayed. When I asked her if she was from Baltimore, I received an answer that I didn’t expect. As it turns out, Molly is completing a six- month […]
