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In the 22-plus months since ChatGPT was released, I’ve shared a few observations and tips with friends and readers. One of the tips I frequently share is my morning routine…

I’ve written about artificial intelligence (AI) for more than a dozen years. For most of that period, my articles were about machine learning and its capability to process tasks that…

The Wall Street Journal published a series of articles in 2021 about the costs of graduate degrees and the income earned by graduates of those programs. I wrote a series…

I am a fan of dual enrollment programs. For the uninitiated, these programs allow high school students to take courses that earn them high school and college credit. The courses…

I recently reposted a link to a keynote speech that I delivered at the Distance Learning Administration Conference in 2013. The original speech was Online Disruption, MOOC Mania, and Change…

Commenting about higher education finances is a frequent topic of mine. My most recent blog post was about fluctuating higher education funding at state institutions. In June, I wrote about…

It’s no secret that many colleges are in financial trouble. Non-elite private colleges have embraced the practice of offering tuition discounts in the form of merit scholarships for so long…

Many years ago, I was fortunate to attend a private school in Maryland. After I graduated from college, I served as a member of the school’s alumni association board and…

In September 2022, I wrote about the Texas Commission on Community College Finance’s (TCCCF) recommendation to increase state and local funding for Texas Community Colleges. The state’s share of funding…