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Over the weekend, I received my copy of The Austin Business Journal wrapped in a plastic sleeve with a 144-page magazine titled High Point University – The Premier Life Skills…

Inside Higher Ed reporter Susan D’Agostino’s recent article about the surge in online classes at Virginia Tech intrigued me for a number of reasons. Ms. D’Agostino leads off her article…

I recently read Jason Gonzales’ article in WorkShift about Colorado’s new strategic plan for higher education.  I was so intrigued by his sentence “The plan prods Colorado to focus on…

Shortly after I published my article about Iowa’s legislature and governor approving a bill that will fund Education Savings Accounts (ESA’s) for students, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion…

I read about Iowa’s new private school law in a recently published article in the Des Moines Register. When the bill is fully phased in, it will allow any Iowa…

I continue to read articles and hear statements from enthusiastic college presidents and provosts who believe that their traditional student enrollment declines can be offset by enrolling working adult students…

Last week’s announcements about the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence offered online through edX at $10,000 read like this was a first of…

A few months ago, I published a blog article about the Crisis in American Higher Education: Evolution and Continuing Disruptions. The article was a summary of a five-part series that…

Whenever I read another article about community college students losing credits and hope in their quest for a four-year bachelor’s degree, I cringe. A recent Washington Post article by Jon…

In a January 10, 2023 opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed, University of Texas professor Steven Mintz calls for those who care about American higher education to acknowledge a series…

Beyond Academics, a higher ed consulting firm, issued their Top 10 list of things to expect in 2023. It’s a list worth reading and rather than repeat much of what…

History  Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience, and ultimately, to drive…

Over the past few weeks, the ChatGPT product from the OpenAI initiative has been in the news, primarily for its ability to write an accurate seamless essay about any topic…

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I read with interest news about the $770 million bond issue that the Austin Community College District placed on the ballot for Austin, TX area voters in November. Approved by…