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Sometime in the mid-1990’s, I became familiar with the concept of tuition discounting. I was not yet working in higher education, but served on an independent school board with an…

Over the weekend, I read a LinkedIn post discussing a book about artificial intelligence in education. Normally, I flag posts like that or store the link so that I can…

Mary Meeker, a former Wall Street securities analyst and venture capitalist, rose to fame with her analyst reports about technology companies in the early stages of the Internet. This week,…

Over the weekend, I discussed my nephew’s interest in colleges with my sister-in-law. He is interested in engineering programs, and my sister-in-law said he is interested in engineering because he…

The ongoing news about higher education institutional finances is not good. Every week, there is a new report about an institution closing its doors or merging with another institution. State…

My experience earning a doctorate still seems consistent with current PhD completion rates even though it’s been a few years. As a Duke undergraduate whose ability to attend college depended…

A week or two ago, I met a friend for lunch. Bryan manages investment portfolios and is an executive at a well-known investment bank. During our conversation, we discussed artificial…

Last June, I read commentaries about the Supreme Court affirmative action decision. This followed the Court’s ruling on the Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard…

EDUCAUSE and Horizon have collaborated for several years to produce a teaching and learning report relating to the effectiveness and implementation of technology. Producing the report requires facilitating discussions with…

ChatGPT and other generative AI tools are no longer “new” news. However, the interest that they unleashed in AI from a user and producer perspective continues to accelerate. In the early…

Researching and composing an article for my blog can be time-consuming. I usually block out a few hours on a slow weekday afternoon or over the weekend. After a week…

I’ve been thinking about how recently proposed federal distance education rules remind me of one of the beloved Harry Potter fantasy books. The similarity relates to the fifth novel, Harry…

Shortly after the announcement about ChatGPT’s open access, my emails and news feed notices about artificial intelligence (AI) increased. Some of the emails were solicitations for training, and others provided…

Strada Education Network has been an innovative supporter of education initiatives since its founding in 2014. Last week, Strada Education Foundation released a new research report announcing the development of…

I find myself inundated with news from multiple sources. I subscribe to many publications, mostly online. I also watch the local and national news, usually once a day. An article…