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Nikole Hannah-Jones is an American investigative reporter known for her coverage of racial discrimination in schools. She has worked for the New York Times since 2015 and is well known for her work on the 1619 Project. In a September 2026 New York Times Magazine article, Ms. Hannah-Jones questioned the…
Nikole Hannah-Jones is an American investigative reporter known for her coverage of racial discrimination in schools. She has worked for the New York Times since 2015 and is well known…
It is not difficult to find an article about the looming financial crisis for small private colleges. Whether it’s the impact of the demographic cliff on enrollments, competition-induced tuition discounting,…
Since the advent of ChatGPT, I have been a fan of Wharton Professor Ethan Mollick’s One Useful Thing Substack blog. Not only am I a subscriber, but I have also…
College accreditation rarely receives much attention until something goes wrong. A college is placed on probation. A professional program loses its accreditation. Students discover that their credits will not transfer.…
Higher education leaders have been discussing the enrollment cliff for more than a decade. The cliff has arrived. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education projects that the number of…
Consider a working adult who has completed college courses, earned an industry certification, supervised employees, and acquired technical skills on the job. How should that person demonstrate what they know…
As I continue looking for research to support some of the premises in a book about the future of colleges in the age of artificial intelligence, I have been looking…
As I continue to think through the ideas for a possible book on the future of private colleges in the era of artificial intelligence, I have been looking for institutional…
Author’s Note and Rights Reservation This essay is adapted from a work-in-progress book project tentatively titled The Community Premium: How Private Colleges Can Become Indispensable in the Age of AI.…
The evolution of higher education, from traditional, four-year programs to non-traditional, online approaches.
The role of private and public, online universities and online programs in extending educational opportunities to underserved communities.
Emerging theories, practices, and outcomes in American grade schools and high schools.
Dr. Boston’s reflections on emerging trends and other hard-to-categorize topics.
New insights into why students drop out of college—and how to improve their chances of completion.
How to prepare college graduates for future workforce opportunities as well as position employees for a lifetime of reskilling and upskilling.
